...unquestioning automatonsblindly marching to the beat -an eerie crunching soundhoards of shuffling feet...(from silent moments)

Chainschains that hold me to the groundchains that keep me solidly boundchains that tether my heart to youchains that only one truth...

White IrisThe iris danced acrossthe ancient Grecian skiesgliding with her embossedsatiny milken sides ...

Little Maiden Encounters FearDeepest regions walked she therelittle maiden sweet and fairventured far from the pathnever a whispernever a laugh...

Brahma and AiravataLong ago in lands of golden sandBrahma turned to Saraswatiand gently kissed her inked hand....

Sleeping AtlantisSilent cool watersdancing upon her skin ~silent cool waterushering dreams within...

Git'er DoneThey beat their swords upon their shieldsTo no beast or man would they yield

Meadow's Waltz...the meadow had becomeher sanctuary of spiritoffering an escape from a painno child should ever endureforeboding clouds began...

The Decision...I wiped my hands on my pinaforenow sullied and stainednot crisp or pressedas it had been before...

The River SwishDeftly maneuvered through the dark green abyss ~The wooden raft seemed in tune with this ~Canorous rush of theriver swish....

Calico KittyMy calico kittywas painted and primedshe could prowlthe night away ~without spending a dime...

Success doesn't happen in a vacuum. You’re only as good as the people you work with and the people you work for.

If you were to describe me as teetotal, on behalf of my constituency I'd have to sue; that would lose me every vote in the Highlands.

America's been very, very good to me. I've been very lucky and worked a lot there, and appreciate and love the work that I've done.

If you don't second-guess yourself, then you are not trying to get better.

"Margaret" was just my truth. It was what I knew to be true about sixth grade.

I'd take pasta over skinny any day. More importantly, I'd take health over looks.

The real thing you do is you ask a lot of questions.

We must rapidly begin the shift from a "thing-oriented" society to a "person-oriented" society.

This creature of the poem may assemble itself into a being with its own centrifugal force.

A person who smiles in the face of adversity...probably has a scapegoat.