Shadows of a Life

The Shadows of A Life series is about a journey. From the lonely writer, to being a mother, a wife, a daughter, a sister, to being an educator, a student, to relationships, to politics, to America's history, to being human. I hope with each volume to rattle your cage in some small way. That's what poetry is all about...stringing some type of emotion along a winding road. Volume 6 A Place to Lay is about home. My home. Louisiana. It's about being a Cajun, a girl from the Louisiana bayous. I'll take you on a journey through our world. From our unique methods of cooking, to our history, to our pleasures and our passions, to our faith. Come with me. There's more to us than just a Mardi Gras party. For us...it's our life, our hearts, our souls, our families, our faith in God all rolled into one. Louisiana is our home. A place unlike any other place. You can come and call it your home for a while, but unless you're born into the deepest line of Cajun blood, you won't truly understand. But you can try...we'll help you...or try to. Live it...breathe it...eat it...be it...that's who we are...there's no replacing it.