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Synopsis:

From his Where Purple Shadows Fall one is quick to
recognize that Cashwell's verse is a vivid testimony to
various aspects of his biographical itinerary. For it is
within  his prose poems that he traces most eloquently
an outline of his life's journey.

Then comes the shocking realization that there is
measured, rhythmic, free verse alongside Haiku all
joined under one cover-- the cover of a new Bard
rising in Northeastern North Carolina. Perhaps the
last of the Great Epic Poem Writers.
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INDEX                                                       PAGE

Above the Cliffs                                                                    1-9

Funeral Rain                                                                           10

Hiding Passages                                                                      10

A Marine                                                                                10

Walking Home                                                                         11

Shining Star                                                                       12-13

Into the Wetlands                                                                   14

Specters                                                                                14

Caissons and Caskets                                                              14

Farewell E.D.W.                                                                 15-19

Till the Cosmos Runs Dry                                                       20

Flashbacks                                                                             21

Transition Man                                                                       22

A Christmas Blessing 2001                                                       23

Saddam’s Door                                                                  24-25

Sphere of Life                                                                         26

Ice Dancing                                                                       27-28

Vibrant Dawn                                                                     29-30

October 13                                                                         31-32

Autumn                                                                                  33

The Best of Towns                                                                  34

Mother of God                                                                   35-37

Caught in Slow Time                                                          38-40

Tina’s Song                                                                       41-42

ZOËË’S House                                                                       43

Closing Credits                                                                   44-47

A Most Unhappy Sailor                                                       48-49

Captain John McGee                                                           50-51

A Boat of Birchen Bark                                                            52

Saint Catherine Laboure                                                       53-56

Jade                                                                                  57-58

The Festival of Duan Wu                                                     59-63

Qing Ming                                                                          64-66

Requiem for Allie                                                                67-75

O’Ryan Roberts                                                                  76-81

Electra-My Lee                                                                   82-99

Nui Co Tien                                                                    100-103

The Citadel                                                                     104-109

The Letter                                                                      110-114

America                                                                          115-123

                                       
    Praise for Where Purple Shadows Fall:

“A cutting edge presentation of the finest poetic prose
of the 21st Century. No one goes as far in creative
diversity and experimentation.”__ Michele Z. Banda,
author and member of the Board of Editors, Literary
Masters, Inc.

“From his eulogy of Native American Indians (
Above
the Cliffs
) to his love of country (America) and the
quiet moments of spirituality in-between (
Mother of
God
) there is an earned respect of life and the will to
be freein each writing.”__ Alan V. Galloway   

"A truly unusual writing from the author of
Toishan.
Moving easily from epic poetry to poetic prose with
grace and style, Cashwell creates moments for pause
and reflection on every page. I enjoyed every poem,
with a special delight coming from
The Citadel." ****
__Su Chang-Wu

"A relaxing work that affords many moments of
pleasure and reflection. It cannot be read like just
another book, rather with the time and patience
required of a fine wine in order to savor the delicate
rhythms and carefully crafted rhyme" __ Jean Ann
Morgan

Where Purple Shadows Fall is a collection we expect
you to return to again and again. For while the author
has many in his library of works to choose from, the
forty poems offered here are among his favorites."
***
__ The Editors at Literary Masters, Inc.            
“Till The Cosmos Runs Dry”

When I was a child
I dreamed
I could fly
Had no wings
No machines in the sky
I’d just sail on my imagination
Till the Cosmos runs dry.

When I was fourteen
I dreamed
Of nothing I’d never try
Invincible at everything
My days just fast-danced me by
And I’d sail on my imagination
Till the Cosmos runs dry.

When I was a father
I dreamed
My children could fly
On the wings of their mother
High upon the horizon, they passed me by
Then I’d sail on my imagination
Till the Cosmos runs dry.

When I was an old man
I learned how to cry
Had no more dreams
No wings in the sky
So, I sailed on my imagination
Till the Cosmos ran dry.
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[The Letter  110-114]
"Lost But Not Forgotten"
Photographer: John M. Setzler, Jr.
Date Taken: June 9, 2004