I have come to value the privilege of seeing 'eye to eye,' viewing souls exposed through unveiled eyes. I have tried, in poetry form, to capture the essence of what I see in the lives of others as well as in my own. Some poems seem to demand rhyme and measured beat -- some naturally fall into a free form. Some poems are the writer's thoughts and feelings -- some are the writer's rendering of the thoughts and feelings of others. However, all poetry is written with the desire to find a kindred heart in which an answering chord is sounded, someone who reads with a nod of agreement: 'Yes...those are the feelings I've experienced too'.