From a place of solace and chaos comes OF DAISIES AND DEAD VIOLINS, a poetry collection by the renowned S.B. Borgersen, author of WHILE THE KETTLE BOILS and FISHERMEN'S FINGERS. The poems in this marvelous collection sow seeds that burst into unforgettable moments that crack the world open time and time again.From the collection:A Sliver of a Nova Scotia SummerIt dawns on you one morning late in Juneas mayflowers start their fade:soon the lady's slipper orchidswill arrive to tell their messagein gentle pink-tinted voicesas if in secret 'summer's on its way' you know you've yet to see the yarrowthe partridge berry and rhodorabut on the shaded forest floorpainted trillium and Angelicaunfurling ferns and wild irislet you know for sure 'summer has arrived' Monarch butterflies arrive in cloudswith ruby-throated hummingbirdsall this way north from Mexico.Dragonflies and damselfliesflirt hints of purple greensaround still pools 'yes, summer's really here' wild strawberries and blueberriesfor summer picnics on the shoreyou feel the soft white sand beneath your feet and diptoes in the welcomeclear warm ocean. and now you taste,smell, feel, gaze,hear those gentle lapping waves of summer