"and I'll be happy here and happy there, full
of tea and tears..."
Poem, p. 8

"Oh to be an angel (if there were any!) , and go
straight up into the sky and look around and then come down
not to be covered with steel and aluminum"
Three Airs, p. 21

"the only thing to do is simply continue
is that simple
yes, it is simple because it is the only thing to do"
Adieu to Norman, Bon Jour to Joan and Jean-Paul, p. 35

"it isn't enough to smile when you run the gauntlet
you've got to spit like Niagara Falls on everybody..."
Rhapsody, p. 38

"it's true that fresh air is good for the body but what about the soul
that grows in darkness, embossed by silvery images"
Ave Maria, p. 51

"the Pittsburgh Pirates shout because they won
and in a sense we're all winning
we're alive"
Steps, p. 57

"here...