Publishing History

As a young boy, Darryn John Murphy was first published by the Australians Women's Weekly. Since then he has gone on to win dozens of accolades and awards for his writing. Well known throughout Europe and the United States, his poetry has been published in a wide variety of publications, including audio. After much demand Darryn has at long last created a collection of his most popular poems.

Poets Details

Darryn John Murphy Place Of Birth: Takapuna Auckland Date Of Birth: 23 November 1970 Country: New Zealand Distinguished Member: New Zealand Society of Authors

First Edition Publishers

Reflections of the Heart	Product Details
			Title: Reflections of the Heart Author : Darryn John Murphy ISBN 13: 978-1-877479-28-1 ISBN 10: 1877479284 192 pages 20cm x 14cm soft cover Published First Edition Publishers Look inside Online Book Stores NZ.bookshop.co.nz The Book Depository.co.uk Fishpond.co.nz

Noble House Publishers

	Centres of Expression Like Gentle Rain Long have I waited beside still waters Withered by the years, the silent tears Fall like gentle raindrops amid the summer sun Hollowed how am I humbled Weathered by storm No Meade to mend No bow to bend On barren soil I stand barefoot How small am I beneath the sky Sometimes I think, but to wonder why My withered hand before my eyes My tired limbs and withered bones No place to rest to call my own For long are the days and cold are the nights Beneath the seed of these city lights Like gentle rain, a simple man Within my wake, for here I stand As the crimson leaves of bottle brown Fall around me upon the ground By Darryn John Murphy
	Colours of the Heart Burn If I sparked the fire that burns Deep within my heart and soul Would the reflection of my light Glisten in my eyes If I cast a shadow over the bay As the day light slipped away Would you feel the sadness of my tears? Would you understand the heartache and the pain? For if I burned just like a candle In the middle of the night Would the essence of my flame Shine across the heavens? Would I be the only light? I will burn for you In the middle of the night I will be there to hold you Till the early morning light By Darryn John Murphy
	Theatre Of The Mind The Seeds Of Change An endless ocean shimmers out beyond the bay Is there light over the horizon Beneath the pale moonlit skies tonight? Do our hearts remain the same? Or are we the seeds of change? Do we give in to the seeds of sin? That gather out upon the winds For if we look to the horizon Where the sun is sure to rise Would the future be in the distance? Beneath the moonlit skies tonight Would our hearts glisten like the stars? That shine above us in the heavenly skies tonight Would we ever be open to the power that is love? For if we look to the horizon As the winds come blowing in Will we find a new direction? Would we know where to begin? By Darryn John Murphy

Owings Mills Publishers

International Who's Who in poetry Faded Words Among the Footprints Mystic beneath the moonlight beckons Forever humbled at my feet The shooting star that rises in the heavens To only fall upon the light of flint and bone To break away the burdens of the flesh Within the light of Heaven's soul Am I forever humbled by the swaying in the breeze As the lonesome traveller Comes to pass amongst us in the trees? For now the light has faded Beneath the beat of Heaven's wings The sound of angels singing Within the depths of my very heart As the tears fall from the heavens Will my soul be swept away? In the distance there's a beacon That lights the passage of my way Only in the shadow shall I wait For the light of the rising day Swept away by life's sweet sorrow Beneath the light of Heaven cleft Where I wait within the light of gentle slumber Where the footprints leave no mark Be still my beating heart for I am forever humbled By the light within my soul By Darryn John Murphy

The Best Poems And Poets Will We Ever If we strip away the layers of illusion What is left behind? The sandy shores, the wooden floors A pocket watch found waiting on a dime Will we ever find the way Living life every day Listening to the faded calls Will the towers fall If we turn and walk away For the fireflies shall glisten Beneath the stars tonight As I walk along beside the evening tide Will the essence of my heart Be the guiding light that shines Take the time to live for the moment Not just day to day For the light of the day will always fade As the sun slowly sinks away By Darryn John Murphy

Cynic Online Magazine

The Cynic Online Magazine - 2010 Publications

• January 2010 - The Best Pieces of 2009 - One World Alone, the Noonday Sun

The Cynic Online Magazine - 2009 Publications

• July 2009 - Quell Not Nor Belittle Me So
• May 2009 - One World Alone, the Noonday Sun
• February 2009 - Beneath The Scene So Soft and Mellow
• February 2009 - Beneath The Sky So Soft and Mellow

The Cynic Online Magazine - 2008 Publications

• The Best Of 2007 - February 2008 - Poem Title - Heavenly
• 16 April 2008 - Poem Title - Tequila Lights
• 1 May 2008 - Poem Title - Vested Seed That I Have Sown
• 16 May 2008 - Poem Title - Cool Mist On Mountain High
• 16 June 2008 - Poem Title - False Coloured Leaves
• 16 July 2008 - Poem Title - Bequeath Of Me
• 16 November 2008 - Poem Title - Nutcracker Christmas

The Cynic Online Magazine - 2007 Publications

• August 2007- Poem Title - Antiquity
• September 2007- Poem Title - Heavenly
• October 2007 - Poem Title - I Am Alone

Southern Cross Australia

• Short Story: You Too Can Be A Helper! - pdf - Published: 1979

| Poetry 1 | Poetry 2 | Poetry 3 | Poetry 4 |

| Poetry 5 | Poetry 6 | Poetry 7 | Poetry 8 |

| Poetry 9 | Poetry 10 | Poetry 11 | Poetry 12 |

| Poetry 13 |

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The Sounds Of Poetry

Sound Track - Download Heart MP3 Sound Track Faded words Among The Footprints MP3 Sound Track