How soon the anniversary of my publication, Heart and Soul, will be coming up—just in time for Christmas. Consider this to be an excellent opportunity to get multiple copies of my book for your family and friends at a special discounted price: $10.00 a copy. They are available at Patmos Press, P.O. Box 27570, San Francisco, CA 94127. Just make your checks out to Carolyn Grassi, for $10.00 a copy, and you can expect your books to arrive before the Christmas tree makes it to your front door!
Here is a sample poem from my book, one of my favorites, if I might say so myself.
THE SUN-DIAL, SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA
Your gentle voice as you lead me round the sun-
dial in the Mission cemetery across the street,
where you perform the ritual of tracing the sun’s
slim dark line circling the dial’s center, while
joyful as a child, you announce the hour and
minutes of the day, though I knew, without
saying so, your time was running out, as I was
trying to discern how you wanted things at
the end . . . I trimmed your hair on the last day
of your conscious life, grey-black strands
falling gently on the kitchen floor, as I was adoring
your high forehead, sensitive mouth, intelligent
brown eyes, Roman nose, large listening ears. Wisps
of silky hair held in my fingers. Your strong hands
resting patiently in your lap . . . months later, I’m
numb with loss, seeking for traces of your presence
wherever we have been, as when I finger the line
of light turning round the sun-dial’s center . . .
Carolyn Grassi 
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