The Coming Time - After The Swineherd by Eileen Ni Chuilleanain
The Coming Time After The Swineherd by Eileen Ni Chuilleanain When December is almost done before New Year's wheel has turned I'll welcome the old ones and set a plate for them at the table. I mean to rest and begin anew. I will listen closely to what Moss Brook murmurs then toss apples to dance downstream. I will greet each day, gather warmth and clouds from the field. I intend to retreat in silence where no one knows of me to sit on the cushion and walk, to quiet the mind and breath. I want to awaken each morning content, to feel the heat of the sun warm floor boards and whisper away Jack Frost's work. I will follow tracks of deer, turkey, mouse, and bear as we all make our way into winter. BIO I'm a member of the Society of Children's book Writers & Illustrators , a teacher, artist, and poet. A new chapbook The Heart is a Nursery for Hope was recently published by Flutter Press. I’ve published gl...