I was 7 when I started to writing poetry. When I was in my late thirties, A friend came to visit and she asked if I was writing poetry. I said I didn't think so but I had some things I had written. She told me, "this is poetry". I have been writing ever since then. My book has a few heavy poems and after the heavy I put in a light poem. Mostly my poetry shifts the perception of the reader. Being able to shift perception is everything. It makes it a lot easier to be human. Enjoy Judith