Hi! This is the beginning of my poetry story.

I have written poetry on and off my entire life. Of course, it all started with my first "love", back when I was 16.

But most of my poetry was lost in a house fire in 1978. I didn't have a computer then, so only had the hand written copies, which burned.

So this is just a small selection of what I have written in the years since. And I have to mention that having Menieres has put a big damper on my writing. I don't really know why. I think because Menieres affects your thinking processes.

I wrote many poems when I was with my husband and my sons' father. Wrote many more when we separated. Put all my anger, hurt and pain into those! Then wrote many when my son was born. Of course, these are the ones that were lost. So can never be replaced.

So these are just a few of the ones I wrote, telling of how things affected me personally. One when my boyfriends' (at the time) brother passed over.

One is for my wonderful son, who has always been an inspiration to me, and who has always stood by me. Though I know it was hard for him at times.

One is for my mother who has since passed over. Though she was legally my stepmother, to me she was MY MOTHER. I always thought of her as such.

Then there are a few of just what I think about, feel and believe in my heart and soul.

Sharon Harness
September 16, 2002