2 Comments

At Last! – Guest Post by Felicity Sidnell Reid…

Chris The Story Reading Ape's avatarChris The Story Reading Ape's Blog

Spring has finally arrived, after an April that proved, once again, to be the “cruellest month”. Unfortunately, as happens when spring comes late, it is also short—blink and everything has changed. A kaleidoscope of colour shifts into the green of early summer.

Spring’s late… Summer’s watching…

Too optimistic for our location,

in March we yearned to celebrate

an official changing of the guard.

Winter seemed ready to retreat,

but recalcitrant spring flew in,

shifted uneasily from foot to foot.

then fled snowdrops shivering

after a bitter Easter, leaving us

powerless in April’s ice-storms,

Two weeks later, she returns

Birds nest and sing in triumph,

fish swim the creek, rabbits run

through gardens, suddenly

blue, yellow white and red.

Longed for flowers bloom all at once—

scilla, hyacinth, tulips, daffodils,

forsythia, anemones, even magnolia!

A bounty almost insulting, as though

Spring is thumbing her nose at us.

But today the trees…

View original post 59 more words

About The Owl Lady

Unknown's avatar
Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

2 comments on “At Last! – Guest Post by Felicity Sidnell Reid…

Leave a reply to The Owl Lady Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

J.M. NORTHUP

Writer, Editor, & Book Reviewer/Blogger

Judy Mastrangelo

Artist & Author

K.M. Allan

Writing Advice from a YA Author Powered by Chocolate and Green Tea

Cassie Loves Covers

Yes, I Judge Books By Their Covers

Just Can't Help Writing

A blog about the hard work of writing

Fiction is Food

Existing in a Different World

Author D.L. Finn

Embrace your inner child by reading a good book!

Book Editing

Professional book editing for fiction and nonfiction writers

barsetshirediaries

A site for the Barsetshire Diaries Books and others

Touch My Spine Book Reviews

☆📚~A Magickal Book-Blog Featuring A Free-Spirited & Custom Made Bibliophile ~🔮