About . . .

I began my journey of writing at the early age of nine years. I wrote a poem entitled "Springtime". By age eleven I had begun to write my first collection of poetry. Most of it simplistic and seen thru a childs' eyes. I will also feature my early works under the heading "words of a child". I continued to write on thru my teen years. These works full of emotions and visions of love. These will be also featured from time to time. I married at the age of seveenteen and began a family. This led to other opportunistic genres of writing, as I began telling bedtime stories, I wrote, to my children. I went thru the pain of divorce, remarriage, my children's growing up pains and divorce once more. These brought about more refined and even anguished poetry, especially of my experiences with abuse at the hands of my (then) spouse. Dec. 20th,2004 I began a new journey--the loss of my mother. I feel alot of anguish mixed with joyous memories of her and have written some poetry and songs reflecting upon these feelings and memories. I am currently 48 and have lived thru alot and look forward to a rewarding future. I have written a column for a e-newsletter entitled "Creative Expressions"until they went off the internet. The very first issue of  "Creative Expressions" came out in January 2005. I have won numerous awards for my poetry and have had many poems published. I even wrote a poem following the 9/11 aftermath (in Nov.) and even sent it to President Bush. In return I received a letter and photo from him. I have also written several children's short stories--but have only had a few published. I am currently working on three novels, a series of children's books, a chapbook of religous poetry and song lyrics, and my first movie script. I am also currently seeking publication for a poetry chapbook of poems written about my Indian Ancestry. I will showcase these on this site also. I am also a song lyricist and am currently looking for someone to co-write with me---someone who can write the music. The styles of music I write for are generally Country Western and Christian. I have written a few Easy Listening songs and a Ballad also. I have had two songs reviewed by George Strait and one by Reba McEntire--none of which was what they were currently looking for though.

TODAY I LET IT END

Today I let it begin to end

All the hopes and dreams

Nigh' time I quit pretend-in'

Nothing's what it seems

So today I let it end.

Without you here

There's no reason to persue

Or even continue

To believe in a future

That's going nowhere.

So today I let it end

No use to pretend.

You were my inspiration

My joys and answer why

My life had a reason

To try and reach the sky

For an impossilbe destination.

Today I let it begin to end

All the hopes and dreams

Nigh' time to quit pretend-in'

Nothing's what it seems

So today I let it all end.

So today I let it end

No more pretendin'.

They were our dreams afterall

And since you've been gone

I've encountered many pitfalls

On why I should continue on

It's time for the stars to fall.

Today I let it begin to end

All our hopes and dreams

I'm done reaching and pretendin'

For things beyond the stars

Once that were ours.

Now I stand alone without you

Your death left a strain

Upon which I fail to continue

On and on admidst the pain

So I bid our dreams adieu.

Today I let it all end

Today I let it end...fade.

written 5-12-2006

In Memory of My Loving Mother, My Friend