'February 2019 on Mayne Island' phtoto by ldyck
Let the Sunshine in
Down a path, hidden by snow
crunch, crunch, crunch
yellow rain boots with smiley faces on the toes
At the edge of the forest,
veiled in mist,
on a snow-capped roof
a chimney breathes smoke
A witch's cottage?
Unafraid, the child ventures ever closer
Her knuckles reach for the door
knock, knock, knock
Sunshine spreads
from the spot where the knuckles touched
to illuminate the door.
The child enters--
gloom gives way to sunshine.
Listening, the child hears
click, click, click
"Hi, Grandma."
In the living room,
an elderly woman abandons her knitting needles
and follows the ball of light,
the child
out to the reawakening world
Boots skip over snow,
now mud,
now grass,
now flowers
'March 2019 on Mayne Island' photo by ldyck
'Abby's agility work' photo by bdyck
Boots skip over snow,
now mud,
now grass,
now flowers
Much thanks to my beta reader for helping me with this poem.
photo by ldyck
April on this blog...
It's raining
it's pouring,
lots and lots of stories
(Don't worry they're short)
lots and lots of stories
(Don't worry they're short)
Sunday, April 7
Your Favourite Stories: a list to start the month. I've been publishing short stories on this blog since 2010. I hunted through all the old blog posts and found the most popular (those that earned the most page views) stories. I'll publish this collection on this blog on Sunday, April 7th.
Sunday, April 14 and 21
Book Reviews: Short story collections by Margaret Atwood (Bluebeard's Egg) and Lisa Moore (Something for Everyone).
Sunday, April 28
short story ???
Book Reviews: Short story collections by Margaret Atwood (Bluebeard's Egg) and Lisa Moore (Something for Everyone).
Sunday, April 28
short story ???
Sharing my author journey...
"My latest trick"
I've been literary agent hunting and I figured out something cool.
