When my heart and mind o'erflow My thoughts into a poem go. A vessel fit, my words to hold My ideas to shape and mold. It took a while for me to find This way to tame my wand’ring mind. But when we lost our Valerie dear and the grief was ever near, I took to putting soul to verse, In written space to fight the curse. To keep life in perspective right, To keep it in a holy light. May God be pleased my words to use To readers bless and pains diffuse.