Jeanne Sirotkin, aka Jeanne Haynes, created this site to answer the question “What is it exactly, that you do?” Friends, family and surfers are invited to read her work.  

HOPELESSNESS IS NOT AN OPTION

the answer is not

that there is no answer

the answer is not

to surrender dreams

hopelessness is not an option

ask the trees

ask the woodpeckers

ask the stump that continues to breathe

aided underground

by what we cannot see

no downward spiral

no drift out to sea

no eyes closing

no final decrees

hopelessness is not an option

beat your head against the wall

curse and howl, cry and scream

nothing will change

until you look up

gather sparks in cupped hands

and with a steady breath

burst embers into flame.