^{... But I'm broken and I don't understand}

^{What is broken falls into place once again.}

When I was young

I didn't know that Love and pain could coexist

different versions of suffering 

When I was young

I could not imagine caring for someone who hates you 

or worse- ignores you

When I was young and 

my heart broke

for the first time,  I thought I would never recover 

Turns out 

I was wrong about so many things

Thank God I was wrong about that too   

^{Again and again and again,  I think I will break}

^{but I mend.  -- Broken-- Tift Merritt}

The Rolling of the Balls occurred for the ?sixth time in Port Townsend, Washington, on May 20, 2018. This is a fundraiser for the Port Townsend Sunrise Rotary. We in turn give out grants to local organizations, ShelterBox, Polio Plus and international projects.

We sell tickets, one for five dollars or five for twenty dollars, and by noon on Saturday had sold 2100+ balls.

We set up the trap at the…

Last night I had a dream

went outside without my glasses, staring at a blurry sky 

Soft, scattered cloud pieces, 

gauzy stars racing into and under them 

Some cars were making noises on a nearby freeway

also vague, also muffled 

Off to one side,  playing hard to get

an out of focus moon 

smiled