So the Seattle U. Library is where I would read on my lunch break from the shelter discovered America magazine Mario Cuomo Who is God? Good question governor still have no idea then I was 23 now I'm 53 still not any closer 30 years of searching without finding Seattle is beautiful in the summer mountain ocean ferry boats salmon sunlight seabirds near Ivar's many of my homeless friends were from Ethiopia and somalia I once asked an Ethiopian man why are there so many beautiful ethiopian women he said it is because we are are a mixture of Africa and Arabs from the middle east I like MoPop in Seattle first saw 21 pilots there the good old days when the mamas sang us to sleep but now we're stressed out the cathedral is St. James went to a contemplative Mass there once dark incense let us pray for peace I hope my sons throw some of my ashes into the water there Melville is right what a writer! water and meditation are forever I hope I die well Ishmael
                           Sincerely,

                          T. Witherell