TAKE AWAY THE ROCKING CHAIR
When my todays become yesterday
and all my tomorrows are few,
with no more dragons left to slay
and no more goals left in my view;
as even my dreams grind to dust
give me the strength to start anew.
For I will not let my soul rust
with only the old songs to sing
and only the old ways to trust.
Help me to reach, instead of cling
to memories faded and torn;
show me the joy each day will bring
to smell the rose, not fear each thorn;
not fear the night but greet each morn.
Madelyn Eastlund
Beverly Hills Florida
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Madelyn "Lyn" Eastlund, 81, popular literary figure and legendary
bard in her own lifetime, is a native of Brooklyn who settled in
Beverly Hills, Florida nearly 30 years ago after living in the San
Fernando Valley, Calif. She is a retired poetry and creative writing
instructor, as well as freelance writer, journalist, and community
press editor. She is publisher/editor of Poets Forum Magazine and
Harp-Strings Poetry Journal. Lyn was president of Florida State Poets
Assn. from 1984-1988, and she recently retired as president of National
Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS) and editor of its
quarterly newsletter Strophes. She loves poetry, but also is fond of
cozy little mystery novels. The Scribe's Scroll, presented for Take
Away The Rocking Chair (terza rima first published in 1983), is a
surprise honor directed by Amy Kitchener. It is symbolically the
non-traditional academic equivalent of an Honorary Master's Degree in
Literary Fine Arts.
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