"Oh, my father, such a difficult man.His world turned on his axis.From "The Father Tamer" in BREATHE IN"
- Eileen Granfors
"Here I am," I say to the palm trees. "I can do this. Watch me."
"Lately, I don't talk much except to Mel. I make an exception because he has a dog."
"But I see how he watches the stars,And he talks to people just because, And gee, it would be nice to have a friend."From "Fated" in BREATHE IN"
"Words become sentences, twisted, difficult/The story weaves itself, always noisiest at night/As herds of words won't stop. . . "Wildebeest of Words/Breathe In"
"The butterflies have flown away, like my ignorance and youth."
"Mama and I sat on a burping bus full of chickens in cages, and round-eyed babies on round mothers' laps. (The Pinata-Maker's Daughter)"