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THE AFTERMATH OF THUNDER
We fear the storm. We fear the raging wind, the damaging hail, the wrath of flames that race across the sky and the booming sound of thunder. It is not without good reason to be fearful of forces that ........
GIVING THANKS
In a world where noise drowns out the music, the news is so dark and dismal it brings you to your knees, and the suffering of our fellow human beings, animals, and the planet itself is so intense, it ........
THE RIVER FLOWS INTO THE SEA
“What if…?”When I was a young child, I often spent summers in the Adirondack Mountains, in upper New York State. They are glorious mountains with spectacular peaks and valleys, views of forever, giant ........
BETWEEN the LINES
It occurred to me as I sat down to write yet another newsletter, that I wasn’t sure what I was going to be writing about. My fingers were poised over the keys. I had the time. All I needed was – inspi ........
WHERE IS THE WORLD…?
I dedicate this newsletter to my granddaughter, Rebecca. I am beyond proud that her voice has been raised, not in hate but in a heartfelt plea that we, whatever our nationality, political leanings, or ........
THE TRUTH IS…
…not necessarily written in stone. Oh, undeniably, there are truths that are rock solid, that can’t be changed by wishing them away or looking at them from different angles. But, in general, what you ........
HOW TO WRITE A POEM
The poem is often elusive, slipping like a shadow in and out of being. Words come and go, embracing one another and then imploding into a meaningless mess onto the page. Thoughts interrupt one another ........
THE PURPOSE OF POETRY
I recently was stopped by a woman in the small, local market where I do my grocery shopping. I never met her personally but, recognized her face and knew that we had, in the past, greeted one another ........
TRUTH or LIES
When I was about twelve, I overexuberantly “danced” through our highly decorated living room. In my complete abandon, I inadvertently bumped into a small table, knocking it over and breaking the lamp ........
The Air We Breathe
When you stop and think about it, we are all breathing in (and out) the same air. Every living creature, on this planet, that is reliant on oxygen for survival, breathes in and breathes out. Not just ........
BECAUSE KINDNESS MATTERS
(I am writing this as an open letter to the nurse who treated me so rudely today in my doctor’s office. She may never read it, but I need to speak it…)Dear Nurse Nasty,First, let me assure you, I am a ........
“…You wanna know what love is…” (Get a dog…)
I’ve had three dogs of my own, over the years. The first was “Tinka” a very small, very sensitive miniature Doberman Pinscher. She was loyal to me in a way that one rarely experiences loyalty. She wou ........
WHY ART MATTERS
If you are anything like me, you find sustenance in the arts. You are nourished by the eloquence of something that was created out of the pure, unadulterated joy of being touched by the alchemy of ima ........
THE SKIN I’M IN
I was born and spent my life, until I went off to college, in the heart of New York City. I lived in a neighborhood of small apartment buildings and brownstones, and at the end of my street, there was ........
ON THE EDGE
On August 18, 2023, my sixth book of poetry was released by Austin Macauley, Publishers, London, New York, Cambridge, Sharjah. I greeted the publication of this new collection with both excitement and ........