My parents have been saying 143 to each other for as long as I can remember. The words in this book are from my heart. I have been writing them over the years. When my sister Nadine passed away in September of 2008, I chose to take her advice and put these free verse poems into book form. My wish is to share these poems with the ones I love and with the world. I am hoping that others may glean from these poems what they may. I will be donating some of the proceeds of this book to the Cancer Research Foundati on in honor of my sister, in honor of those whom have lost their lives to this horrible disease and in honor of those of us who are still here mourning the loss of our loved ones and friends. My dream is that these poems will help to bring about some hope and be inspirational to others.
