My mind is not my own today. Focus is not on mundane occupation. Another matter is being processed and my mind is not my own.

Posted By mindsinger on May 21, 2009


It is only partly engaged with today.
That other day still holds its attention.
That day of awesome surprise
and death by proxy.

My mind is not my own today.
It is held in hearts so diverse.
Hearts that are breaking;
Hearts that seethe with fanatical hatred;
Hearts too young to comprehend their loss,
and hearts stirred to patriotism.

The minds of America have been imprinted
with a date and an image
seared on the soul of a nation;
About to be flung to the ends of the earth
on the wings of American eagles.

My mind is not my own today.
But God is there to hold it safe
In a Mind that has held so many dates
and hearts
and the myriad images of war.

TUESDAY c.2001

Donna Swanson

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Donna Swanson: Author, poet, lyricist, artist. Author of seven books, soon to be eight. Wife, mother, grandmother. Bible scholar. Wood sculptor.

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Donna Swanson, poet, author, lyricist and artist, lives on the edge of the Great Prairie in Indiana. She has written and published seven books, soon to be eight, and is working on a chapbook trilogy of poetry introduced by Gloria Gaither. She has carved three full-size carousel figures and dozens of miniatures. Swanson writes two columns for her home-town newspaper: one for adults, Donna’s Country Roads, and one for children, Granny’s Place. Bible student and teacher of adult Bible classes for over thirty years, her poetry and prose are deeply rooted in her faith.


About the author

mindsinger

Donna Swanson: Author, poet, lyricist, artist. Author of seven books, soon to be eight. Wife, mother, grandmother. Bible scholar. Wood sculptor.