Esther Chilton

I hope you’ve all had a good week. It’s now time to introduce this week’s guest writer. It’s the very talented Nancy Blodgett Klein. This is the first time she’s been a guest on my blog and I’m sure you’ll join me in giving her a warm welcome. Nancy has lots of writing experience and today she’s sharing a poem from her latest book, Poetry for Troubled Times, available from Amazon.

Dusk Rendezvous 

Crunching down on leaves and acorns

Walking in the woods nearby

A sparrow sings

From the branches of an oak tree

As I wander past

Over the creaky wooden bridge

The creek it covered is gone now

Too little rain to sustain it

Two squirrels chase each other

Up a tree, with only their bushy tails visible

I arrive before a large tree stump

Where my friend waits for me

A skinny black cat

Missing one eye

And half a tail

I sit beside him

Pet him gently

Give him attention

He purrs loudly

Showing appreciation

For my affection

We share this moment of

Peace and joy

Every day

At dusk

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Here’s a little bit about Nancy:

I have published five books. The first was a novel titled Torn Between Worlds: A Mexican Immigrant’s Journey to Find Herself. It has been well reviewed by many people on Amazon and Goodreads. The other three books are: Life Lessons: Guidance for All Ages, What’s So Special About Spain? and Building a Top-Notch Family Tree and Stories from Its Branches. The fifth book is poetry, as I noted above. 

I was a journalist and magazine editor in the Chicagoland area for many years. I published hundreds of magazine articles, including for the American Bar Association Journal. Later on, I was a public school teacher, including eight years teaching mostly Mexican bilingual students. I have masters’ degrees in both journalism and education.

If you’d like to be included in my guest writer slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and photo, then great.