The Addendum is a transitional piece, at least to me. In retrospect, it's a missive that, after dissonance about the verses and their being put aside, I reviewed sometime later, after several rereadings, I came to find the dissonance-the coming to surface, doubt, and despair-but a good deal of other worthy material also. Not to lose the melody of "one falling petal, " I am now including all my ruminations concerning faith and doubt, wishing to clasp its entire essence, the year 2013 included. I found, with a great deal of humility, that existence is greater than any one record of it that we can make. Some "lighter" pieces are included since I am not always dark (as surely others also), I am cognizant of the principle that existence involves, realistically, the inclusion of the joy of the feast. All are simply steps in the dusts of time toward completeness and peace. Behind then are all my verses of 2013, with a small smattering of others as a reprieve for the personal struggle-while aware and, in great part, unaware-during that year.

Perhaps "readiness" stages are realities.