MATINEE PERFORMANCE
Beached boat,
graceful white sails,
flapping in the wind, 
leans toward water lapping
at the edge of land.
The staccato beat
of taut cloth slapping
echoes whitecaps breaking
gull wings clapping
just beyond the sand.
Sun strobe casting
silver sheen of light
catches, holds the final scene
of gulls in flight;
while loud above the din
the solo performer
a toe-dancer, tapping
is trapped onstage
as waves of applause
roll endlessly in.
Linda Swift © 1990
HAIKU
Black ink for blue page
In perfect penmanship “V”
Wild geese print on sky
Linda Swift ©1989
ABOUT LINDA SWIFT
Linda Swift writes contemporary and historical fiction, short stories, and poetry. She currently has titles available as ebooks and print in all of these genres. Find them at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Champagne Books, Whiskey Creek Press, Desert Breeze Publishing, The Wild Rose Press, Publishing by Rebecca J. Vickery, Whimsical Publications, and Willow Moon Publishing. Currently, Linda Swift’s historical novel, “This Time Forever” is receiving rave reviews and has a possible screenplay version in the works. Linda also recently coordinated a successful “Four Authors From Four States” book signing event in two locations in KY and continues to inspire other writers in the United States and England. For more information about current and future book titles, plus book signings, please visit her website at www.lindaswift.net
Linda and her husband divide their time between Florida and their native state of Kentucky with stopovers in Tennessee where their children live. In her other life, she was a teacher, counselor, and psychometrist in public schools in three states. Linda has over one hundred poems, short stories, and articles in print and a play produced by an NBC affiliate. Her first two novels were published by Kensington.
ABOUT NANETTE MALHER
Nanette Malher is the cartoonist and creator of the Gringa Dinga project and and website. Nanette’s very own Gringa Dinga appears in this photo(aka Scruffy Monster). Together, they are the inspiration for a fun website and project to “Buy one Gringa Dinga stuffed toy/Give one to Toys for Tots” this Christmas. There is a limited time to place orders for the holidays, but the project continues to give back throughout the year. For a limited time, Nanette’s company will also make a $1 donation directly to Toys for Tots with every stuffed animal order received. An inspiring project and website that is very high on the list to applaud and tell others about. For more information, please visit: www.GringaDinga.com