She realized that she had naïvely believed that the workings of the world revolved around her and her family. Never before had she acknowledged that somebody else’s life might alter hers.

I sleep lightly and tread to keep my head out of the sea of dreams.

The world was not to be trusted. Loved persons were always stolen. Dreams always squashed. That was life as she understood it.

Again he thought of his own losses, and he wondered why it was that the things a person had lost— or might lose— defined him more than the things he yet possessed.

One must find rhythms others’ ears don’t hear.

Respect flows two ways and can mean as much to the giver as to the one receiving.

I’m waiting with baited breath to hear that silver tongue of yours.

Bigotry hurts the economy, so the next time you want to blame minorities for your problems, first take a look in the mirror.

The road to home is when we find our hearts filled with the stories of our people.

Remember when we were children and life was simple

If you think that you are proud of yourself, you do not know what you are thinking.P.C.M. HermansWorldpoet 546October 9, 2016

Forgive my grief for one removed Thy creature whom I found so fair I trust he lives in Thee and there I find him worthier to be loved.

No artist tolerates reality.

Sorrow is too great to exist in small hearts.

The First Amendment says keep government out of religion. It doesn't say keep religion out of government.

Lives, like money, are spent. What are you buying with yours?