Future Flowers, Whispered War-cries: Poetic Truth of a Kingdom

by Hosanna Emily, Brooklyne Elysse (Illustrator), Caroline Rutledge (Illustrator)

a war is waging, and a King is coming.
thus, these poems sing.
they utter war-cries of faith for the one thick in battle.
they whisper teardrops of hope for the aching soul.
and they overflow in dancing, giggling worship because of love.
in stories and colors, emotions and beauties,
they’re an anthology drawing together to testify of the King
through heartfelt moments and
genuine truth
and in free verse and rhyme and behind-the-scenes stories.
an arsenal of indie artists are featured within their pages,
and laughingly, these more than eighty poems sing of joys to come
(like a poem with giraffes).
may every word
stir one’s heart to live for that Kingdom.

Genres: Poetry

281 pages, Paperback

Published December 30, 2022

About the author

Because of the grace of God, Hosanna Emily is a warrior poet: a warrior because God is her Father (which makes her a crazy-in-love princess) and she lives fighting to be faithful for the day Jesus’ Kingdom will come and a poet because she loves beautiful, truth-filled words. Thus, she fills her journal with poetry, her blog with urges to live for Jesus, and then writes books on top of that—from fantasy to middle grade and more—stories to inspire radical living for the coming King who is worthy.

On a normal day, you may find her homemaking on the family farm, going on long walks, singing worship, cooking healthy food, playing Frisbee, randomly dancing the Virginia Reel, dreaming of Jesus’ coming Kingdom, and enjoying life with her family of more than a dozen amazing people and her Church family of even more.

Reviews

[Laurel Luehmann · Rating 4 out of 5]

As I read this collection of poetry, I continued to be in awe of Hosanna’s way with words. Her descriptions of nature were so creative and lovely. I also love how the whole collection was full of longing for Jesus and His Kingdom on earth someday!✨

[Savannah McCrary · Rating 5 out of 5]

I stumbled across Hosanna Emily’s blog a couple of years ago and fell in love with her beautiful writing style. I pretty much know now that anything she writes will be beautifully written and point to Jesus and the hope of His Kingdom. And that’s definitely what this book is. I looked forward to reading a poem (or a few!) as part of my quiet time in the morning or evening. Reading these poems and the stories behind them (which was a lovely addition!) reminded me to worship Jesus in everything and see beauty everywhere. I also loved the artwork! I’ve included several siblings as illustrators in some of my books, but never read a book where another author did that, until this one, so that was fun!

[Anaiah Bruno · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hosanna wrote a masterpiece book full of beautiful poetry!!! Brought me closer to Jesus🤍, gave me renewed hope for the coming Kingdom, and reminded me once again to see the beauty in this broken world. The hope amidst the pain. Thank you Hosanna!!! And all the other artists who collaborated in this incredible book ❤️❤️❤️