Karen Rae Taylor Ritzer is inspired by life and her experiences. Through a lens unique to her, she observes her surroundings with the quiet intensity that only a poet understands. In a second collection of poems, Ritzer reflects on diverse topics that include the familiarity and trust that comes with a lasting love, times of indecision or strife, the darker side of the human mind, two friends who drifted apart, the insights gathered from the blessing of growing old, the dawn that creeps in again after a long night, the lessons learned during a card game, and much more. Poetically Speaking is a volume of free verse that lyrically explores many subjects and emotions as a woman vividly reflects on her personal experiences, others around her, and life itself.