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Poems

Mencken tells us that "A poet more than thirty years old is simply an overgrown child." He may be right. It is said that poetry was the first language, and it was often joined with song: the lyric poet sang. Like children, perhaps we who scribble our poems like to believe in fables: It is thus, like religion, a device for gladdening the heart with what is palpably not true. And I have found as the body ages its component of the juice of desire--it's called testosterone--diminishes the urge to poesy appears to diminish in concert. I make no suggestions as to the zeal of aged poets--many of whom I admire; I simply no longer am as often moved to the line. But, there was an era


The Poems:

1. February 3, 1993: Vaporous Desires

2. February 25, 1993: Love is not Love

3. March 1, 1993: Click

4. March 20, 1993: Booked Passage

5. April 9, 1993: No Title

6. April 10, 1993: For Rosalyn

7. April 17, 1993: Walking up State Street

8. June 14, 1993: Do'in' the H.R.*

9. July 24, 1993: Reality Slips Away:

10. December 31, 1992: End 1992

11. August 24, 1992: In the Moment

12. August 26, 1992: Dinner Party

13. October 8, 1992: Beautiful Women

14. October 24, 1992: A Few Weird Chords for Nick

15. October 17, 1992: My Teacher

16. January 16, 1996: Fingertips

17. January 31, 1997: Rumi

18. February 24, 1997: re/Letter from XX

19. March 3, 1996: I wait for these days

20. March 9, 1997: Understand