Brenda S. Landers

Battle Creek, MI, USA

I was born in Coldwater, MI on January 1, 1950. I have resided in Battle Creek, MI all of my life; other than living in Ansbach, West Germany for 2 years with my first husband, while he was in the service. My education includes: Graduate of Battle Creek Central High School, 1968 and also took a course for writing children's books (Institute of Children's Literature). My current occupation is as a Homemaker. My interests are crocheting, bowling, watching car races, writing and 13 grandchildren. My memberships include: National Honor Society, Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary and the Polish National Alliance Club. My inspiration began with reading poetry in junior high school. My biggest source of inspiration was my mother (now deceased 6/19/96). Her encouragement gave me the courage to continue my writing. Presently, my new husband, Robert, whom I married on Valentines Day, 1997, is my biggest inspiration.

Winter's Masterpiece

Gently, Innocently, the snowflakes fall to the ground;
Quietly, Shyly, Virginal;
Everywhere to be found.

Beauty, Enchanting, dancing merrily;
A mysterious sort of dance; seeking joyfully -
Forming nature's miracles by chance.

Silently, Tranquilly; Nature's way of Art transformed;
Setting the stage for a Production of Drama
Fireside, Love, Romance - Warmth.

"Untouched" beauty, changing shades of greens & browns to white;
Envisioning stories of a silent nature.
Mother Nature's way to Express her plight.

A Masterpiece of Unknown talent; expressing one's unrest,
Yet, content - A "Beauty" formed by one whisper of the breeze
To mankind - A gesture to please.

Winter's Masterpiece; pleasure in a child's eyes -
Once transfixed, capturing your subconciousness;
One's imagination; leaving "restful" thoughts far behind.

Nature's Professional painting; forming a chill to run
through your spine -
A reminder of the Natural Occurrences of Life's expectancies;
Harmless" at birth, turned into tragedies, occasionally by man.

Winter's Masterpiece to Mankind; A peaceful offering -
To do with as one sees fit; But - Not to be of a destructive nature;
A picture of Serene Tranquility; Uncanny; the forceful
destruction to man's wit.

Untouched by beauty, formed by Crystallization -
Individual pictures to develop by one's own processional mind
Winter's own Masterpiece - One of a kind.

Nature's Call

The warmth of the newborn air . . .
Sunshine, glistening softly over the Earth below -
Children romping joyfully in the park;
Spring - oh beautiful Spring!
Venturing cautiously towards the path of the 'timely' Season.

Love - In the Air; Everywhere -
God's precious creatures of Nature;
Frolicking playfully, through the budding growth
below their feet.
Preparing for the multiplicity for which HE
intended for all creatures & mankind.

Embryonic blossoms begin to emerge;
Peeking shyly through the softened earth.
Chirping birds calling, ever so angelically;
For the 'Call of the Wild' has emerged with the whisper of Springtime.

Ah, Spring! Nature's apology for Old Man
Winter -
And it's 'quaint' introduction to the gift of Summer.
Where goest the frigid, almost unbearable days of long past?
Nature's call for Spring has finally arrived.