al as a writer is to encourage, inspire, enlighten, and motivate people all over the world by demonstrating through poetry and illustration. My poetry illustrates my journey to a deeper understanding of spirituality. I share my experience to support and elevate others. My inspiration comes from many things: a beautiful picture full of flowers, birds, the sun shining and glistening off of a riverbank, or kids playing tag in an open field on a sunny day. It challenges me to enhance my style of writing by bringing the picture to life. Words capturing the essence of the portrait--color, texture, emotion, expenses, and tone--are what I want to display or get across to the reader.