Friends, supporters and donors of the program are numerous. I couldn’t have completed my vision without them.

I’m deeply grateful to each and every one of you.

I must send hugs to Toby Symington from The Lloyd Symington Foundation and to Tim Little at The Rose Foundation, both have trusted and supported my vision for this program. I am also deeply grateful to the poets, to Judith Tripp for her exquisite music and her poetry reading, to our male readers Dave Anderson and Tom Bowlin, to Paul Bacon at KABA studios, to Al at Good Earth Natural Foods and to the folks at Jocelyn Lonen Wines, to Evangeline from Intuitive Leaps (website) and finally an enormous kiss is sent to Laura Alders for her generosity in sharing her beautiful image of the pink ranunculus. 

Thank you all so much, Michele 

It is foolish

to let a young redwood

grow next to a house.

Even in this 

one lifetime,

you will have to choose. 

That great calm being,

this clutter of soup pots and books –

Already the first branch-tips brush

at the window. 

Softly, calmly, immensity taps

at your life.

– Jane Hirshfield

Manifestation Corner 

Can you help to make some

dreams come true?

Going into 2010 The Gift Of

Love Poetry Program needs

a little help in the office.

1.  The computer we have is over

6 years old and we need a new one.

The dream is to have a new Apple

iMac 24" 2.93 GHz computer.

2.  We also need a printer, scanner, copier (all in one machine).

3.  We have ongoing need of CD shipping envelopes, the padded kind. We can use a couple of cases.

So if you can donate any of these

items or know of a generous friend

or business that might donate them, please give me a call.

Thank you so much - Michele

415 488 1714

.