They Aren't Your Ducks

They Arent Your Ducks chronicles twenty mid-life years in the well-examined life of a professional woman mother wife sister daughter and friend. The poems are about the resilience of love applied to everything from the angst of academic assessment meetings to the love of a good dog to the chaos that addiction can inflict on a family to the caretaking of aged parents to the grief and spiritual recovery from family loss. The poet uses a variety of poetic forms to tease out unexpected observations understandings and feelings she came to understand through her words and images. These poems have no axe to grind; they are grounded in the human condition and not the body politic. They are unpretentious and joyful and sad and understand the process of being a human subject to stresses strains sorrows and the inevitable losses and joys of living. The poems celebrate the gains salvaged from loss the strength that comes only through loss and the peace revealed by faith and acceptance. If you dont want to feel anything dont read these poems. If you are grieving a loss these poems will help.“