Invitation by Leslie Bustard

As if pursuing blue skies,
then diving, skimming with swift
shadows rippling across
the lake's surface
was a call to come. . .

follow, two black swallows arch
within my view—once, twice, and
back again.

Leslie Anne Bustard lives in a century-old row home in Lancaster City, PA with her husband, Ned. Here, they love to offer food and friendship to folks and collect a plethora of artwork, music, and books. They are the parents of three grown daughters. After years of homeschooling, classroom teaching, and producing high school and children’s theater, she now fills her days writing and caring for loved ones. Recently Wild Things and Castles in the Sky: A Guide to Choosing the Best Books for Children, co-edited with daughter, Carey, and friend, Théa Rosenburg, was published. You can find her at Square Halo Books, Cultivating, The Black Barn Online, and Story Warren, as well as her website PoeticUnderpinnings.com.