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Halloween Collection – New Book

Ghostly apparitions, things that go bump in the night, black cats, Jack ‘O Lanterns, scary, happy, and spirit-filled – It’s all here on Leisure Lane today.

Hello everyone! I hope you’re all healthy and enjoying the autumn. To celebrate October and this wonderful time of year, I’ve just published a new Halloween ebook on Amazon Kindle, called HALLOWEEN Collection – The Cook in the Nook. It’s a compilation of poems and short stories for ALL ages, inspired by Halloween, invoking fun, cheer, and that bit of invigorating eeriness in us all. The collection includes Little Jack’s Big Purpose and The Midnight Monster.

When I was a young girl, I loved reading seasonal poems and stories – and honestly, I still do. And it’s double the fun when the whole family enjoys them together.

Speaking of seasonal poems and stories, I will have some great news to share soon. A hint – Ideals Magazine’s Easter/Spring issue. More on this at a later date. But, truthfully great things are coming to pass and in-store.

Thank you for strolling by the lane today. I hope your day is blessed and your eyes see things the way a child does – full of expectation, color, and joy.

Until next time, may happy days abound!

Marianne

Hello Old Friend

Happy Autumn, friends…

Welcome to Leisure Lane. Sip your tea or coffee while you settle into Autumn with a song about my favorite season. Some of my ‘poems’ are songs, but since you can’t here the melody, you’re welcome to make up one of your own or simply read it like a poem. Which ever way you read it, I hope you enjoy it, and it makes you smile. I’ll be posting more through the autumn because, well, “I’ve gotta million of ’em”. (COL)

Hello, Old Friend
(an Autumn song)

Hello, old friend, you’re here again.
My heart is warm with cheer.
The leaves are turning, my heart is burning
With love for this time of year.

Cool breezes chill the air,
Apple crisp baked with care;
Cider is warming, hay rides are charming;
Pumpkins at the fair.

Hello, old friend, you’re here again.
Let me light a fire;
Find a book, sit in a nook,
And pass away the hour.

Old town clocks together chime,
Telling us the hour’s time;
Sound more clear when you are here,
Like a child’s rhyme.

Hello, Autumn, my old friend.
I’m so glad you’re here again.
Please tarry long, where you belong,
Let my heart be your domain.

Your welcome to stroll along the Lane, relax and enjoy. If you’d like to visit by leaving a comment, I’m sure to get back to you.

Until next time, may happy days abound!

Marianne

The above image is the original oil painting, “Sheltering Oak” by Marianne Coyne.

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