Bøker av Robin H Lysne

The following poems have been largely taken from facts about an incident that occurred in 2007 and 2008, and began many yearsbefore. In the 1920's the San Francisco Zoo brought Axis deer (from the Ceylon Islands, East India) and Fallow deer (from Mediterranean,Persia and Eurasia) to San Francisco. In 1947-49 they sold their over-populations to Dr. Millard Ottinger, a rancher who owned a large track ofland on Pt.Reyes peninsula in Marin County, California just north of San Francisco.Some of these poems are from found language from actual articles written over a period of thirty years from 1974 until 2008. Some documentation comes from National Park Service (NPS) website, including the Pt. Reyes National Seashore website and from the White Buffalo, Inc. website listed in the back on the List of Sources page.References to Native American language and culture are not intended appropriations of language or culture, but come authentically from my experience of the last thirty years with various tribal groups who have generously taught me some of their language, allowed me to dancein their sacred dances, and who have shared with me the values, that they knew I also shared with them. If there are any errors in these referencesthey are my own. All tribal references other than Lakota, have been found in books, or on websites and are replicated commonly, and all referencesare noted in the back of the book in the end pages.My intention in this book is to honor those who fought, raised awareness, and loved the deer. The balance of the voices heard in thesepages is about the percentage of the people for and against the deer in the story. I hope in some small way, it questions the policies of invasivespecies created by the National Park Service. But most of all, I wish to honor the magical deer that lived in Pt. Reyes before the NationalSeashore was even developed as a national park.The following poems have been previously published:"Writing without Walls", on-line reading and print journal February, 2012:"Don't shoot I'm white and non-native"ExpeditionLost Deer revised from publicationSamizdat Literary Journal On-line and print journal January, 2010Shoulder Blade" drawing/poem

This four part true story of Kisti's Royal Garden tells of Kisti and Hendrick Lysne's adventures in the new world as they emigrated with their family from Norway. The book offers the reader a rich understanding of how some settlers got along with Native Americans. Settling in Northern Wisconsin, Kisti and her family got along well with the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) tribe and the two families helped each other survive cold and brutal winters. Five years after they moved to Amherst, Wisconsin, the Civil War broke out, and their oldest son Ole, and Hendrick enlisted. After the War, the family resettles into their life with their local community. Some of their children perish, others grow up and help the Native people, and others start businesses with cousins in new areas around Minnesota and Wisconsin.Written first by Walther Herman Lysne and revised by his granddaughter Robin Lysne, the story takes on more personal experiences with their amazing lives settling into a new land. The book can inspire people to learn more about their own ancestral settlement, as well as another way to relate to the first people who were already here.Her website is: www.thecenterforthesoul.com, www.bluebonebooks, www.robinlysne.com

Ancestoral Women''s Series Book OneThe Legend of Randine: Entering the Sisterhood  Based on a true story, set in Bergen, Norway in the 1820''s, this warm-hearted work of historical fiction traces the life of Randine, a young, pregnant girl abandon by her family and church. She encounters terrible loss and rejection, only to find herself under the wing of her midwife and mentor, Ursula. Ursula helps to bring Randine through her grief and into the knowledge of midwifery, where she finds her life''s work in support of others like herself. As her story unfolds, Randine becomes stronger through her inner revelations rather than placing her faith in the local church. Ursula helps interpret and guide Randine as she experiences dreams and visions of the ancient Norse tradition, the Sisterhood of Freya. The Sisterhood is a supportive group of women, in the Viking tradition, who help other women step into their authentic selves. Her initiation into the Sisterhood changes Randine''s life. Along the way, Randine opens her heart to love again.Randine becomes one of many midwifes who were part of a population boom in the early part of the 19th century. The Legend of Randine tells the story of how one young woman grew and matured, despite social norms and restrictions, to move into service and healing for others in the same predicament.The author shares this story of her great-great-great-great Grandmother, Randine, honoring an everyday hero of healing and service. This is the first book in the author''s new Ancestral Woman''s Series. The second book in this series shares the exciting next chapters in Randine life as she builds a career and discovers new love among the fields and fjords of Laerdal, a tiny village 150 miles inland in the backwater of the Sogn og Fjordane of Western Norway.