"When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses, for art establishes the basic human truths which must serve as the touchstone of our judgment." - John F. Kennedy

Thanks for finding me. This is a fairly random sampling of my poetic rumblings beginning in the mid-70s to present day. Not definitive or complete, just things that struck me again for one reason or another on revisiting. There are a couple of previously published collections here which might be good places to start if you are diving in blind from the precipice.

Try the collections MEET THE BEATS or GLIMMERING RAY DUET (both archived in June 2008 in the menu below right) for starters if you are so inclined...

As of 2016, I will be publishing my song lyrics on a seperate page from the more poetic scribblings here. Pieces that first appeared here and then later were arranged for music will remain here in their original form but may appear edited on the lyric page. Check out the links section for the original song blog.

Friday, January 27, 2012

Train 186, August 29

Listen...
young lovers coo
arms
lips
hearts
wrapped around each other.
Whispered breath
giggling glances
as the world
around them
falls away
one
soft
kiss
at a time. 

~ written 8/29/06. First published in my MySpace.com/v32unes blog, 8/31/06 with the following note: "I was sitting behind two young lovers on the train and they made out all the way to NYC from Philly, undisturbed by life swirling around them. The thrill of new love. Hard to beat. I scribbled this down and handed it to them as I walked off the train."
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