Many Hats
Photo Credit: Google Public Domain Images In this life, we all wear many hats. Sometimes, it is difficult to juggle the hats we wear and stay on center. Parents have this problem. They are parents as well as children ; they work ; they are active in their communities ; they are friends, relatives, neighbors. Each connection requires different hats...sometimes more than one hat at the same time! Of late, I have had my poet's hat on as I have been supporting the work of The Center for New Americans , a non-profit organization that " provides the under-served immigrant, refugee and migrant communities of Massachusetts' Pioneer Valley with education and resources to learn English, become involved community members and obtain tools necessary to maintain economic independence and stability ." As a poet, I am writing 30 Poems in November . People sponsor me, much like they do in a r ace to rai se funds for an organization. So far , I am abou...