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Grandma.
She stands at the window,
with ledge of grey slate
hours before the world is awake,
tousled head tilted, her eyes on the trees,
in the shadows of garden
a fluttering breeze.
A woodpecker's tapping away at the bark.
Her morning alarm call;
she's up with the lark,
watchful and tranquil
Gran always is
as blissful sun rises,
and clouds it doth kiss.
Soft gentle light
warming her pallid face,
she gazes outwards,
her countenance, grace.
Her hand outstretched,
and yet
still they don't come,
she hears them calling
to the morning sun.
Dance with the light,
bidding shadows away,
a thrush in the undergrowth
begins her day.
Under the eves
gape the hungry mouths
of summer visitors,
travelling South.
Blackbird and sparrow,
with wings of dull brown,
goldfinch and blue tit,
with feathers of down,
jackdaws patrolling
the mossy damp paths,
cackling and squawking
in the long grass.
And then comes her answer,
a spirit alights,
a young painted chaffinch,
a paint-splash of bright,
in perfect balance
it stands on her palm,
patience rewarded
in her place of calm.
Copyright, Suzy Davies, 2019. All Rights Reserved.
with ledge of grey slate
hours before the world is awake,
tousled head tilted, her eyes on the trees,
in the shadows of garden
a fluttering breeze.
A woodpecker's tapping away at the bark.
Her morning alarm call;
she's up with the lark,
watchful and tranquil
Gran always is
as blissful sun rises,
and clouds it doth kiss.
Soft gentle light
warming her pallid face,
she gazes outwards,
her countenance, grace.
Her hand outstretched,
and yet
still they don't come,
she hears them calling
to the morning sun.
Dance with the light,
bidding shadows away,
a thrush in the undergrowth
begins her day.
Under the eves
gape the hungry mouths
of summer visitors,
travelling South.
Blackbird and sparrow,
with wings of dull brown,
goldfinch and blue tit,
with feathers of down,
jackdaws patrolling
the mossy damp paths,
cackling and squawking
in the long grass.
And then comes her answer,
a spirit alights,
a young painted chaffinch,
a paint-splash of bright,
in perfect balance
it stands on her palm,
patience rewarded
in her place of calm.
Copyright, Suzy Davies, 2019. All Rights Reserved.
Amazon Book Review
5-stars for "The Girl in the Red Cape: A Mystical Sled Ride" by Suzy Davies, illustrated by Michele Bourke
Customer Review
Dan Santos
5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, the secrets of Little Red Riding Hood
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2020
From time to time the child in us revisits the fairy tales which have been there like forever. I don’t know about you, but I often wonder if a particular fairy tale holds meanings we missed as children. The temptation to reread it grows stronger when little details come to haunt us. Such is the case with Little Red Riding Hood.
It fascinated and even scared me the first time I heard it. A precocious (and frankly a little pain in the butt) kid, I began to ask questions. What illness did her grandmother have? Why didn’t an adult accompany her through the dangerous woods? What’s with the cape and the hood? Who was that girl anyway?
It seems I wasn’t alone in my search for answers to my troubling questions. Suzy Davies decided to tackle the revisit and answer many of the questions. As a parent, I could have predicted the first answer: the kid was a teenager. Sometimes that explains a lot of erratic behavior. But the author went further. She had a name: Stella. And she had an interesting story.
Suzy Davies built a modern day children's book around this traditional fairy tale. She has a tremendous imagination and knows how to tell a story. Moreover, she kept it within the realm of eight to ten year olds. So it is safe to share it with your little ones. And, oh yeah, it has illustrations!
So here’s your chance to begin answering all those questions. It’s a perfect early reader, or even a book to read to your kids at night. Do people still do that?
Customer Review
Dan Santos
5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, the secrets of Little Red Riding Hood
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2020
From time to time the child in us revisits the fairy tales which have been there like forever. I don’t know about you, but I often wonder if a particular fairy tale holds meanings we missed as children. The temptation to reread it grows stronger when little details come to haunt us. Such is the case with Little Red Riding Hood.
It fascinated and even scared me the first time I heard it. A precocious (and frankly a little pain in the butt) kid, I began to ask questions. What illness did her grandmother have? Why didn’t an adult accompany her through the dangerous woods? What’s with the cape and the hood? Who was that girl anyway?
It seems I wasn’t alone in my search for answers to my troubling questions. Suzy Davies decided to tackle the revisit and answer many of the questions. As a parent, I could have predicted the first answer: the kid was a teenager. Sometimes that explains a lot of erratic behavior. But the author went further. She had a name: Stella. And she had an interesting story.
Suzy Davies built a modern day children's book around this traditional fairy tale. She has a tremendous imagination and knows how to tell a story. Moreover, she kept it within the realm of eight to ten year olds. So it is safe to share it with your little ones. And, oh yeah, it has illustrations!
So here’s your chance to begin answering all those questions. It’s a perfect early reader, or even a book to read to your kids at night. Do people still do that?
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