First post...

This is a big step...publishing or even sharing my poetry wasn't something that entered my mind until very recently. I was asked to read something at my best friend's wedding and, as an English teacher and long-time secretive writer, I decided to put pen to paper. The reception at the reception (!) was something I didn't expect and made me imagine that maybe I'm not so bad at this poetry stuff. So here it is. A lot is personal - as good poetry, I believe, should be - and all of it is up for appraisal. I don't pretend to be technically adept or even accomplished in my writing. I just write what I feel is right, and am partial to a bit of internal rhyme!