Our world, our only home, is in distress, as are the Earthlings and all other living creatures on it. This is not new, as war has followed us since the beginning of our civilizations, led by the men of our planet. The poems in my collection "Waiting" are of hurt places and the ways of our lives; the pain and sorrowful experiences of women throughout our history. Pieces on brave selfless people who gave their lives for others and were...