Some Notes You Hold

"SOME NOTES YOU HOLD contains poetry about surviving what life throws at us as we age. The so-called "Golden Years" are so named because of the high admission price-the tremendous losses, disappointments, illnesses, and failures we all experience if we live long enough. The first part of the book, called "Letting Go," focuses on surviving deep grief; the second half, called "Holding On," explores all the roads leading to survival: playing music, prayer and meditation, deep communion with the nat