©2014 Susan Noyes Anderson

Autumn in Madeira by Jacek Yerka

Fall is a cozy season, made
to match my patchwork house.
What better spot for cider hot,
doughnuts for man
and holes for mouse?

©2013 Susan Noyes Anderson (poem only)

Sometimes my heart is washed in tears,
or overcome by foolish fears,

but most days find me safe from harm
with all I need to keep me warm.

©2011 Susan Noyes Anderson (Image by Norman Rockwell)

We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing,
for richly He’s blessed us, in years now gone by.
The warmth of our hearth and the love of our family
are more than good fortune; they’re gifts from on high.

©2010 Susan Noyes Anderson (poem only)

“Pardon me,” said Tom T. Urkee,
“but I’d like to say a word.
Let me make this clear, not murky.
I’m a man and not a bird.

©2009 Susan Noyes Anderson

Photo courtesy of O Charm of Nothingness, So Madly Decked!

Though troubles come and troubles go
amidst this life of joy and tears,
while things we love and things we know
are sometimes lost to grief or fears;

©1991 Susan D. Noyes Anderson

I’m thankful for my mother, and
I’m thankful for my dad.
I’m thankful for my sisters, and
for all the fun we’ve had.

©1993 Susan Noyes Anderson

Image by Camille Pissarro – The Harvest

Our great grandparents knew about the harvest:
the months of labor gathered in with care…
the gratitude for every hard-earned blessing…
the love for home and hearth…the need to share.

©1996 Susan Noyes Anderson

We gather now before thee, Lord, united by our humble hearts
and bow our heads in gratitude for every gift that thou imparts
How excellent is thy name in all the earth