Hello, from a Starsailor, lost, Some may know me as Serenem! Options

[StarsailorLost]

Hello and good tidings! I've just been invited here by JustDaniel, and old poetry friend of mine. Thank you, Daniel! Some may remember me from other forums as Serenem, or as Melinda, or as StarsailorLost. I don't have a constant internet connection, but I look forward to posting as often as I can and to becoming a part of this community. I love free verse, work very hard at it and look forward to a workshop atmosphere. I try to give as good as get, or more. I occasionally do more structured forms, but I am a novice to the extreme-- unless we're discussing haiku, which I absolutely adore.

Well, that's a start, anyway!

I look forward to getting to know all of you, and your poetry, very well!

Starsailor
Melinda

[StarsailorLost]

Whew! I'm back at last! I had to spend a few days in the hospital, unfortunately. I have asthma, and this is pine pollen season in NC. Huge yellow clouds of it are floating through the air and covering *everything*! Anyway, it sent me into a series of serious asthma attacks that were so bad that I had an anxiety attack on top of it. (a whole new experience for me, this!) They treated me with prednisone (a steroid) which threw my usually well-controlled diabetes into dangerous levels, which they had to spend quite a long time bringing back down to normal levels.

Well, I'm at my daughter's house and finally able to get back here to say hello to old friends and one new one, (hi, Larry! It's really nice to meet you!)

Cleo, Daniel, Liz, Snow and Scott-- I remember you well from old haunts and am excited to catch up with you, again! Actually, I've been in contact with both Daniel and Scott through Facebook; it's been fun!


Thanks for the friendly welcome, guys!!!


Melinda