Welcome back to Member Monday. It’s a pleasure to feature a poem by poet, storyteller and children’s author, Linda Boyden. You can purchase a hardback copy of Linda’s newest picture book Boy and Poi Poi Puppy at All About Books. Be sure to come to the Authors Fair and pick up your signed copies of Linda’s books. Welcome, Linda!
Soar Within the Story
By Linda Boyden ©2014
disappear
into a story
melt
onto the strands
of the teller’s voice.
dig
into the layers
search
for the gem
the spark
that grabs
your heart
that whirls
and whittles
down your troubles
lets you soar
within the story
within the colors
of the words.
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