The Spark - Cover Reveal!

Here's the cover for The Spark! It's set to be released on September 8th! I am so excited to share this with all of you!! I'll upload a couple of teasers soon too!

Letter from Liz' - News!!

Hey everyone!

I know it's been forever since I've updated my blog, and I know that I REALLY need to get back into the habit of updating on a regular basis. I miss posting here. So, while I can't promise that I'll be perfect about updating here, I can promise that I'm going to make an effort.

I wanted to share with you why I've been away from my blog for the last while. I've been working hard at revising The Ember (book 2 of Future of Flames). I've been really pushing myself to make progress on it, because I've recently signed with Entertwine Publishing (http://entertwinepub.webs.com/). I'm very excited to work with a great team to make my books the best they can be!

So I've been a tad distracted with the thrill of being signed by a publishing company. I've been trying to make sure I have everything ready to go. But just because my books are being published, that does not mean I should let go of my blog. My poetry is still a way I express myself, and I still want to share my musings with you.

I hope this post finds everyone well, and I hope that you come back to read future blog posts.

Liz' Messier

(P.S., I'd love to hear what I've missed in your lives! leave a comment and tell me what's going on!)

Poem - Without You

Pens without paper
Schools without class
Wagons without wheels
Windows without glass

A feast without food
Sewing without thread
Mountains without valleys
Toast without bread

A spring without sun
A night without stars
A poem without words
Highways without cars

A dance without music
Below without above
A dream without hope
A life without love

Prairies without grass
A fog without haze
A storm without wind
A week without days

A wind without air
A song never sung
A clock without time
A picture never hung

A book without stories
Canvas without paint
A heart without blood
A church without a saint

A voice without sound
Rainbows without hue
Spirit without soul
Me without you.

Poem - Still Yours

So much time has passed

The years weren't always kind

But no matter what the cost

I'm still here; I'm still yours

We fought, and raged, and screamed

We loved, and laughed, and kissed

The storms came and the shadows went

But I'm still here; I'm still yours

Torn apart, pieced back together

Sunshine, rainbows; tornadoes and hurricanes

So many ups, and even more downs

But I'm still here; I'm still yours

We faced the world together

We fought and bled and cried

It's taking so long for the healing to start

But I'm still here; I'm still yours.

So much time has passed

Some wounds have turned to scars

Parts of me still bleed

But I'm still here; I'm still yours.

I'm always yours.

Poem - Turn Around

Turn around
I'm right there
I'm waiting
For you to see me

Turn around
With my arms wide
I'm waiting
For you to reach out


Turn around
Open your eyes
Reach out now
And find me

I'm still here
I'm still yours
And I'm waiting,
Still waiting for you


Turn around
I'm standing here
I'm waiting
For you to touch me

Turn around
With hands held open
I'm waiting
For you to find me


Turn around
Open your arms
Reach for me
You'll find me

I'm still here
I'm still yours
And I'm waiting
Still waiting for you.

Poem - More Than You Appear

I know you

I see you

You are more than you appear

The world holds you back

Says you can't

Says you'll fail

And you believed them

You stopped trying

You gave up.

But I know you

And I see you

You are more than you appear

You are strong

You are gifted

You are so much more than what they say

People judged you harshly

They said you couldn't

Said you're broken

And you accepted it

You claimed the lie

You hid yourself

But I hear you

And I know you

You are more than what they say

You are brave

You are whole

You are so much more than the world believes

Strangers tear you down

They say you're weak

Say you'll fail

And it became your mask

You hid from the world

Hid from yourself

But I see you

And I hear you

You are more than you appear

You are powerful

You are worthy

You are so much more than what you see.

Poem - Pen And Paper

I don't understand this urge to write,
But it's there just the same
With the same compelling drive
As the need to own my name

It's a calming soothing release
As it strikes my edginess
It pours out all my anguish
And relieves me of my stress

Pen across paper, ink flowing free
Words take form beneath my hand
It soothes the soul, and clears the mind
Like a stroll across the sand

Pen and paper, my release
My escape from the day to day
Everything I see will change
I recreate, I mold like clay

I write what I feel and see
Words are my life, my soul
They'll show you what's inside
Broken, incomplete, or whole

You'll see the real, honest me
If you take the time to look
My words reveal all of me
Like a smoothly written book.