Knots and dots ... A Book of 101 Poems

There’s little one can do that does not end up changing one’s outlook on life. Habits, customs, traditions, together with everything we learn along life’s way, weigh heavily on our experience and mark us as we take further steps forward. Giving up is seldom a real choice since so much that is dear holds us true to life and to all its mostly unexpected turns. A poem isn’t written until the origins of its intent and the purpose of its meaning have been known exactly for what they are in experience. Then, it is brought outdoors to dry in cleanliness under the sun, in its warmth, aired by the wind, ready to be read in comfort and delight. The pining of the heart meets truth in spirit. It’s stronger than earth and searches deep and long among the wretches of the past in the presence of a mind that would have it spelled out.