mindsinger | January 7, 2009
You were always there
being faithful,
when I could not trust;
being strong
when I was afraid to be weak.
You were the Oak
when my weeping willow heart
could not bear to put down roots.
You were always there loving me
in spite of myself.
Holding me
with all my prickles;
accepting me
when I could only pretend to give.
When anger I could not acknowledge
pushed you away,
you [...]
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.
