Arriving late
Combing the parking lot
Hoping for an open spot
Wondering which way to go
The first guy didn’t know
Flashing our tag
Necks outstretched
We asked the lady in brown
Like she knew her way around
Pointed us past the white van

“Watch the people!
Slow your roll!
Hold your horses!
Or we’ll need more handicapped spaces.”

–Jude Lally,
The View from Down Here (2010)
Accents Publishing

Jude Lally writes and recites poetry as an outlet for his creative needs and as a means of enlightening, inspiring, engaging and entertaining listeners. Fortunately, Jude’s main source of inspiration in his writing is easily accessible; unfortunately, so many places in the world are not: in 1998 Jude was diagnosed with a rare, degenerative neuromuscular disease called Friedrich’s Ataxia. Jude received a BA in Business Administration in May of 2006. Jude is a member of the poetry group Poezia, occasionally attends The Poet’s Supper and the Artcroft writer’s group outside of Carlisle, KY, and is a regular presenter at the Holler Poets series events.