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Of this collection of poems (volumes I & II), it can only be said, that they have the "right to be." A sentiment expressed so well in the poem "The Right to Be" in volume II:
This sifter, bent, its colors worn,
The rolling pin is scarred from years
Like hands that held them early dawns,
Now stilled, withdrawn, no longer here;
But in this house on this fresh land,
I keep as sacred what's deep in me,
And teach children to understand
Some things have earned their right to be;
That when they throw out age-old things,
Replacing them with things they buy,
They will know value seasons bring
And thank the oceans and the sky
For tin-roof huts, wood-burning stoves,
Or bare oak floors and earthen pots,
The cedars cut in far-off groves
And Christmas day with kindreth folks;
A sifter's sound from kitchen doors,
A rolling pin and prayer for me,
The shuffling feet on scrubbed pine floors;
Such things have earned their right to be.
Questions, unquestioned discoveries, and answers in parable and rhyme…. This collection records a journey starting with a 1960s retrospective and the first man on the moon, moving to a new millennium welcomed in with a terrorist spin, family crises,
Dear readers, this is my third book of poems, and inside are a special collection of what have turned out to be not only MY personal favorites, but also the favorites of many of YOU. Some of these have never been available in print before...
