Her (Oscar) Wilde Heart (Beats Strong)

By Artemis Skye McNeil

"We are artists and poets; we are everyday people. We are crowds and loneliness wrapped up in one soul."-Artemis

 Her Wilde Heart (Beats Strong) is born from devastation and renewal. The second edition created out of necessity birthed a beautifully expanded and enhanced version of the the timeless original with remastered color photos

• Language: English
• Publisher: Artemis Skye McNeil
• Release date: May 20, 2020
• ISBN: 9781735098913

Artemis Skye McNeil

Artemis is a Greek-American author, motivational speaker, and poet. She has an undeterred love for life, words, the arts, and helping others. She speaks to youth on body image issues, peer pressure, bullying, social awareness, and goal setting. Founder of The Happiness Habit, she raises awareness on the effect of non-imposing positive affirmations, and mindful habits that raise quality of life and goals. She currently lives in Atlanta with her husband and future dogs T-Bone and Tofu.

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Her Wilde Heart

(Beats Strong)

SECOND EDITION

Artemis Skye McNeil

Her (Oscar) Wilde Heart (Beats Strong)

Copyright © 2020 Artemis Skye McNeil

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Second Edition

Cover Designers: Artemis Skye McNeil and Valisa Bernardino

Printed in the United States

www.artemisskye.com

ISBN: 967-1-7350989-0-6 Paperback

ISBN: 968-1-7350989-1-3 E-book

Her (Oscar) Wilde Heart (Beats Strong)

second edition is divided into an expanded four sections

with a plethora of new pieces,

along with a not your ‘run of the mill’ epilogue.

I have added a Taste of Art

with the following Try Me pages.

Check it out.

I. Works of Art(emis)

The Romances

I Will Love You

I will love you to the end of your crooked smile,

through the tracks of your fallen tears,

between the cracks of your broken heart.

I will love you while the chips are down

and the stakes are high.

I will stick by your side

as assuredly as you havke stuck by mine;

When you made me smile,

wiped my tears,

healed my heart.

I will love you as you've loved me,

then I will add some love on top,

just to sweeten the deal a bit more.

I will love you.

Yes, I will.

Read me Again

You wrap your love around me

like poetry-

Then read me with every kiss.

Read me again.

II. Poetry Flows Through Life:

Lessons Learned

Motivational Life Quotes and Empowering Observations

Unstoppable

You cannot drown what lives in the deep-

nor set fire to what already burns.

Be relentless

Hands cannot choke a soul.

A fire burning in the bones

can never be extinguished.

Bring It

What you find

is what you bring.

III. Cheeky Stuff: The Lightning Round

Tongue in cheek wit and good-natured humor

Universal Negotiator

They say you can speak it into existence.

Now I'm in full blown negotiations with the universe.

Scissors and Laces Untied

Some days running with scissors

seems to be the least of my problems.

Overcome

Been There. Overcame That!

IV. Wilde at Heart Anthology and Journal

Continue to be inspired with an anthology of over forty amazing

writers, and artists, as you journal your own layers of

creativity, artistry, ambitions, dreams, goals, and humor.

I hope you enjoyed the appetizer. Get ready to dig in.

Dedication

"Ordinary riches can be stolen. Real riches cannot.

In your soul are infinitely precious things

that cannot be taken from you."

-Oscar Wilde

This is dedicated to all who keep looking at the stars through

the ups and downs of this wondrous thing called life. May

your hearts always beat strong for love, laughter, and dreams.

Table of Contents

"Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like

a sunless garden when the flowers are dead." -Oscar Wilde

Section I. Works of Art(emis): The Romances

I Believe

Then There’s Love

One and a Million

Renewed

Accountability

The Perfect Complicationship

Nothing and Everything

Her Oscar Wilde Heart

I Will Love You

Stoked

Heated

Bated

Moon Glow and Whiskey Haze

Just Three Things

Coffee and You

Breathe Love

The Fall and Rise

Still

Perfectly You

Read Me Again

Biology

XOXO

Round Trip Dreams

Behind My Back

Litto Heart Thief

Wrecked

Night Light

Captured

Captured Pt 2

DNA Deep

My Living Diary

Spinal Column

Eternal Light

You, My Eternity

Measuring Eternity

Just One More Day

That’s a Wrap

Hushed

Secret Smile

Royal Love

No Fairytale Tale

The Fairytale Life

Read Eyes

Ready Eyes Pt 2

Your Name Alone

Spoiled

His Girl

No Habla Nada

His Hands Speak

His Eyes

The Sacrifice

I Hum You Back to Me

Memory

Never Forgotten

A Distant Light

Twilight’s Ache

Scars Mean Victory

I Miss You