David o Whalen First, thanks for your time and cogent comment! Now I'm going to do a thumb-nail sketch of Raskin the writer based on my observations from your writing. Physically: Your poems tell me that you're not a raving beauty (few of us are) but that you are above average in the looks dept'. You're at least middle aged, but don't show it in your appearance or your daily demeanor. You're a physically active person. you wear your hair mid-length, have brown eyes and brown (wanting to go grey)hair. You're overweight, but only a little, and that little bit bothers you a bit. You have at least a high school education (possibly a bit more). You're a mother and a housewife. Your ears are pierced, but you rarely wear earrings. You truly love your husband, and he truly loves you. You're middle income, white, 5 foot three +/- an inch. have a special affinity for Nature and the ocean. You're sensitive and your feelings can be easily hurt. You write mostly for yourself and take compliments with a grain of salt. Writing is therapy for you. You don't mind solitude and often prefer alone time (especially with Nature). You're generous and forgiving (sometimes to a fault). You have a good sense of humor and good insight to feelings of others. You like to write of feelings, emotions and moods. You're a good cook. You like to read more than the average person. You prefer to be outside whenever you can. You take interest in other people and are careful to never offend.
You're a good driver, but prefer not to drive at night and prefer your husband drive whenever possible. You're a writer who has no agenda (a good thing), no prejudices in your writing, only a desire to feel good with your writing and who enjoys the compliments that seem sincere. Please take no offense in my portrayal of you as it's just my personal mental picture and could be (probably is) wildly incorrect. If you choose to reply, and let me know how I did, please don't use your judgment alone. Include your husband's opinion since he probably knows you better than you do! Don't give me particulars if you reply, just let me know on a scale of one to ten (with ten being the most accurate). This might be interesting to most on this site. At least it will validate my poem or put it to lie! Thanks again Raz both for the comment and for bearing with an ol' fool. I wouldn't dare take the chance of doing this with the other popular poets on this site.

David o Whalen like me, develop mental images of the people and their personalities based on their writings, or am I alone in this curious habit? Thanks for making me think that I made you think! Appreciate ya! (and you're still puttin' your picture and (unconscious) profile on the jailhouse window for all to see)