Over the years, I’ve poured thoughts, emotions, observations and lessons into music and words. Here’s a collection of just a few compositions and poems I've crafted along the way.
"But I Want Them All, Daddy!"
a powerful lesson I learned at age 6
Kindergarten Graduation
the joy of a special day
The Days of a Child
going back in a time machine to childhood delights
My Hero
a tribute to my dad published in the local newspaper
My Best Friend
a tribute to my husband published in the local newspaper
14 Life Lessons from the Sequoia Tree
another fun thought experiment that led to lots of Aha Moments!
Some of my personal writings on the topic of parent loss:
Deep Within
how losing my mother suddenly at age 11 has impacted and shaped my life
Personal Observations on Grief and Loss
what grief experts say, along with my own personal expressions
Healing Tools that Have Transformed My Life
how I finally came to achieve a sense of completeness and emotional wholeness
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Written at the turn of the millennium just after my father died:
Ode to The Eternal Father -- The Deep
How You Can Find Comfort
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These oldies will be posted online in the future:
70 of Life's Little Happinesses
Your Love Chills my Soul -- written and performed for my husband as an anniversary present, 1994
Poetry written during childhood:
Friends -- 1980
Friends -- 1983
Mom -- 1983
Gratitude -- 1986
The Seed of Friendship