Joanne Cole

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Lost and Found

I found a loop for looking at photographs.
I lost my mind when the whistle blew.

I found my way home
But lost the bet.
I found your anger unforgivable.

I found the grace to forgive the Saint—who lied to me about life.
I lost faith in God Almighty.
I found that the truth comes too late.

I found a satchel full of two-pence.
Lost by a ragamuffin theft.
I found the farthings far too late
Lost belief, now bereft.

I heard the jury found him guilty.
Lost in court, now in cuffs.
I found the key lost by the sheriff.
We'll find each other in the roughs.

In 1989, Joanne Cole was nominated for a National Emmy Award for writing "Street Smart," the first TV spot on missing children. It was also the first rap TV spot. Joanne is a publicist and business writer who lives in New York City. A pioneer e-journalist, Joanne covered entrepreneurship and the birth of e-commerce for FORTUNE.com, was their first PR columnist, ghostwrote CEO columns for REUTERS, and has produced press material for the Royal Family of Dubai.