AUTUMN’S PROMISE
mindsinger | September 24, 2009
The promise of sweet preserves
and luscious confections rises
from warm kitchens
First, the Queen spreads her lacy cloth beside the path.
mindsinger | August 15, 2009
Queen Ann has requested the honor of your presence
at her annual feast for the soul.
AUTUMN
mindsinger1 | October 6, 2008
The crystal raindrops falling
and the far-off snow geese calling
sound a warning
“Summer’s drawing to a close.”
Now the Autumn leaves turn golden
and the laughing summer children
hurry while the gates stand open
for one last ride.
Soon the ponies will stand silent
shrouded in their winter wrappings,
with their panoply of [...]
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"Mindsinger Roots"
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.
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