Walking Darklands is a collection of poetry written by me over the last three decades. In essence this is a summary of my life's work. Many of these poems are sad and even desperate, for they were written in the darkest hours of my life. Yet they have been the depository of the many emotions I had no other safe place to express. They served to give me the courage I needed to keep on going, despite the dark and desperate days I lived in. My one dream was to be able to share these moments with others that have suffered as I. That they might be able to keep going, get out, and finally find safety because my words gave them that last ounce of courage they needed. Leaving is hard. Harder than many believe it should be. Your dreams are shattering, the love you felt for your spouse is in conflict, you want to hold on to those illusions. Yet you know deep in your heart that you can not keep going like this. Your not alone and I hope that each poem you read you feel the comfort of companionship. Please feel free to write me at walkingdarklands@bizland.com, I would enjoy hearing from you.
Recently, as I have struggled again with the parody of my life I heard my daughter say the simplest of things. "Hope does float Mom." Ever since she heard the title of the popular movie, she has adopted it as our family motto. With it in mind I sat down to again pull together a new and revised edition of my web pages. Despite the bills that mount, the complexities of taxes and frustrations of trying to be the sole breadwinner of the family, my daughters simple words kept me going.
Indeed my sweet daughter, Hope does Float. I love you.
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