Back Issue  Spring 2007

Hillary Kingsbury

MOOT POINT

His lions roar at nothing near
ferocious cowing daily fear

seems any chance of confidence
is like a speech with no credence

timid doubts  and loneliness

People seem so brave

they say he reflects too much
unhappy thoughts why me and such

seems his time of therapy
no support one person spree

hiding sleeping and despair

People seem so brave

wishes they would help him through
they only see their things to do

control has gone he's off the track
they wonder when he's coming back

moving on distraught and gone

People seem so free

                    ---Hillary Kingsbury

I started writing poetry 30 years ago after I got my heart broken by a
french lover.

Since then I have self published three chap books: SEASONINGS FOR
REASONINGS, A PERSONAL IMPRESSION OF MANIC DEPRESSION, and JINGLES FOR
JUNIORS.

Also the Keene Sentinel has published around 30 of my poems