Dear Reader

My dream for you, dear reader
touring this collection
stick around, laugh, wince and cry
or pause in reflection
 
I decline to cop a plea
for words simple and true
read unafraid, wantonly
let surface thoughts hit you
 
If I can add to your day
with broadly humble rhyme
then my mission is complete
though I’m no Einstein
 
I treasure what you offer
these moments that we spend
bound together of one mind
Slainte! Dear reader friend