The dog ate the turkey. Then killed all the village swans, piled the white corpses at the front ... [+]
Susan Lendroth writes for adults and children, including picture books. She loves history, mystery and finding rhyme in unexpected subjects. "Song of Wind, Song of Light" is on Short Circuit #01, Short Édition's quarterly review.
Wind chimes ring behind our house in random harmony, riffing with each passing bird and thrumming bumblebee. A glass dragon also sways there, seeming mute while wind chimes sing, but sunshine sparks cantos of light from each iridescent wing.