This poetry blog is not just my thoughts and poetry, but includes poems written by and with my friends. Composing poetry can be a powerful tool for building a friendship. I deeply value the opportunity to collaborate with friends.
This first jointly written poem reflects the great ease or peace one can realize from [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Mr. and Mrs. Redbird
Posted in Family, Love, Spirituality, animals, birds, tagged Life, Poetry on May 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I Am Not Sad!
Posted in Family, Love, Spirituality, tagged Life, Poetry on May 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
After my father passed away from ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, almost 5 years after he was diagnosed, I wrote my final poem about his disease and his life. I used writing poetry throughout these 5 years to make sense of it all and to externalize my feelings. While within the arts, modes [...]