Thankfulness

The end of the year is fast approaching, my in-laws are visiting, and I have a schmancy Thanksgiving feast on order from a local purveyor of deliciousness so as to tax neither my sanity nor my 50+ year old electric stove. And while this is indeed an occasion for gratitude and joy, I have a few extra things to be grateful for this year.

Firstly, this summer I was approached by my musician friend Ken Martin, who expressed interested in setting one of my sonnets for choir. I sent him a selection...