Poetry

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Selected Poems

• Release
  This poem, an English class assignment when I was a Junior in High School, was eventually published, at the cost of $35, in the American Poetry Anthology 1986 — my first published poem. It was written in 1983.

• Now I Know Why
  This poem, published at poetry.com, was written in 1992 after finding out a friend of mine got together with someone I had had a crush on for a long time. I was O.K. with it but it still hurt. This poem was part of my healing process.

• Love Blooms Slowly
  This poem, published at poetry.com, was also written in 1992 in response to someone I was gradually falling in love with. We had had a discussion about "love at first site" and this poem was the result.

• The Death of a Loved One
  This poem comes from my writing journal. It is more a random thought than a poem, but is poetic in nature so I share it here.