Not long ago a very precious friend gave me one of the most remarkable gifts I've ever received- a poem. The most beautiful poem ever penned as far as I'm concerned. I felt terrible at the time that I couldn't respond in kind, and before I could develop new skills our connection was untimely severed. While I will acknowledge I am poetic at times, I've never been a poet. I'm a scientist, a health care provider, and therefore a technical writer focused on didactic narrative. Truly creative writing, writing with imagery, is alien to me. Through heartache, though, I found myself filled with emotions that needed an outlet. As the emotions t