: About Me

Hi. Thanks for taking the time to read about me. Expressing what I have to say in writing has always come easier for me more than speech. I have been writing for awhile now, but I wouldn't let anybody see. Recently my friend happened to come upon a few of my "poems" and said I ought to keep doing it. Then, wha-lah! I found Helium!
I would describe myself as a spiritual person, living from the "inside-out". I am also a nature lover, where I find the answers to life - once I can shut myself up enough to listen. I am retired from my career job, and love the freedom of non-constraints. At present, I am concentrating on writing, and helping in the fight for the unethical treatment and abuse of animals. Finally, I must tell you that I have a most wonderful family - 2 children and 3 grandchildren - of which I am so thankful to have in my life.

My passion is ...

backpacking

I know too much about ...

what I don't know

My parents always told me ...

to be truthful

My childhood ambition ...

to be an astronomer

My favorite memory ...

backpacking on the Appalachian Trail

Why I write ...

because I always have something to say

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

author Hal Borland, politics, theosophy

My first job ...

dietary aide

My best moment ...

the birth of my first child

My inspiration ...

comes from Life itself

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Love's anguish

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lOVE MADE OF SAND Yes, I feel it too. Yes, I feel the coldness, the emptiness, matter of factness of it all too. That 2 weeks ago we were in love and planning a wedding. But the forecast was there - a major hurricane was coming again - it is hurricane season. You know it's out there and coming your way. The only thing you can do is prepare for it, move out of its way. But we didn't do it. We stayed. And it destroyed us. Yes, I feel the sadness too. That our dreams could not manifest in the environment of that deadly hurricane named Past. That the man I've always dreamed of, and finally met...

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