living in the storm
like the weight of a mountain
no one dare speak
as the people watch
with nowhere
to place their feet
so they pray
for a quick reprieve
that maybe soon the sky
will open clear and blue
return back to livin lovin
and giving
freedom from the storm
wishing they never knew
From First Love to its destructive end and on to new beginnings, Mary Angela Nangini's poems explore the birth and death of a relationship. The powerful poems are presented in two parts with an introduction to her next book My Ontario Beautiful. (Th