Get used to isolation, but keep trying to connect. — Smile — until you don’t care what everyone else thinks always smile — it protects against pity. Watch for the smallest deviations in your path. …

The power drive attached in back of me moves my wheelchair by Bluetooth technology The control unit’s an oversized lollypop Attached by my knee to start or to stop I spin the dial for speed to excel Bright lights atop indicate all is well But beware when they stop blinking A…

Do you have an unhealthy balance in your relationships? Do you give far more than you receive? Do you go to extremes to help others without a thought about how it affects your life? Do you have a strong desire to appease people and feel uncomfortable sticking up for yourself…

A villanelle in support of Ukraine — A tyrant’s power rises from below. Imagine when he wages war if every soldier just said, No! Instant peace, even though not grasped before: a tyrant’s power rises from below. Imagine hate fallow, impossible to flourish more if every soldier just said, No! To follow Father Moscow the military must ignore…