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About the Book

I've been through what my through was to be I did what I could and couldn’t I was never sure how I would get there. I nourished an ardor for thresholds For stepping stones and for ladders I discovered detour and ditch. I swam in the high tides of greed I built sandcastles to house my dreams I survived the sunburns of love. No longer do I hunt for targets I’ve climbed all the summits I need to And I’ve eaten my share of lotus. Now I give praise and thanks For what could not be avoided And for every foolhardy choice. I cherish my wounds and their cures And the sweet enervations of bliss My book is an open life. I wave goodbye to the absolutes And send my regards to infinity I’d rather be blithe than correct. Until something transcendent turns up I splash in my poetry puddle And try to keep God amused.

About the Author

Dorothy Caroline Godwin was born on May 7, 1942, in Terre Haute, Indiana. Jackie is her nickname. She operated a Family Day Care Home when her children were young, and then worked in civil service at several military installations in Tacoma, Honolulu, and Las Vegas. After earning her Master's Degree in counseling, she became a Marriage and Family Therapist and opened a private practice in Cannon Beach, Oregon. She earned her Ph.D. in Transpersonal Psychology in 2005, with a dissertation on Interspecies Telepathic Communication. She is one of the founders of the River Song Foundation, a non profit charity to benefit animals.