Ella Fitzgerald — Orphaned, Used, School Dropout, Delinquent, Homeless — Queen Of Jazz.

Under the autumn sky, around the lake, brisk air tossing my hair about, and I catch sight of them. Grey and grand, they are silent above me. Determined necks, strong wings in the bluster, they move onward. Moving together toward a destination — built in the bones. Just being geese, they pursue what has been etched into their beings, and they…

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Lisa Boyl-Davis, LICSW

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My name is Lisa. I am a trauma and couples therapist, love to write, sing, hike, pray, bike, and accidently burn food too often… www.ameliacponder.com

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