Hi folks :)
I'm very happy and honored to tell you my newest book, “Lullabies
and Legends” is now available on Amazon.com for immediate sale. A
lot of people have been asking me for another book of poetry and this
is it. Here is a sample poem and link to the book. It is available
for reading on all the current devices like Android phones and
tablets, PC's, Kindles, iPhones and iPads. Make sure to check it
out.
Dancer
Las
Vegas is a brightly shining city
That
never has any time to sleep
You
never really know
Who
you might be talking to
Or
who you might happen to meet
There
is a little place called Palladium Station
Out
in the suburbs of that big old town
If
you go down there on a Wednesday night
you'll
find Jessie tending bar
I
used to drop in to see her
Have
a drink and chat from time to time
One
night when it was kind of slow
Jessie
said to me,
“'Years
past I was a dancer
In
a brightly lit chorus line
I
learned from one of the best there was
She
had high hopes for me
We
had a lot of mutual respect
I
used to really sparkle up there on the stage.
I
used to really shine
I
had a hope or two of going even farther
'Had
a hope or two of having even more
Of
that diamond time
But,
you know, life is what happens
While
you're busy making plans
I
got a husband and two children
And
had to leave that chorus line behind
Now
I only dance to teach a few kids
Over
at the dancing school”
Jessie
stopped to draw a guy a miller
When
she came back she smiled and quietly said,
“There's
times in the dark of night as I fall to sleep
I
wonder what might have been
If
my life had turned out differently
And
a little more like I'd planned”
I
said, “I am a writer
I
make my art with a pen
Jessie,
you're an artist too
And
you make art with your body
Like
an antelope running across the savanna
Or
a tree moving gently in the wind
They
say that art is its own point for happening
And
improves upon the beauty of the world
Like
the stars in the sky at night
Or
a sunrise in the morning
Painting
the day ahead
They
say life has a strange way of happening
It
takes you down roads you never expected
And
paths that sometimes turn out better
Than
you ever could have planned
If
your art becomes famous
You
get to shine brightly for a few years
Until
your limelight begins to fade
Then
you spend your time reminiscing
About
the glory days behind you
Instead
of paying attention to
The
time you've got left
Show
off your art
And
you brighten the world for day or two.
But
if you teach your art
To
the young ones who come after you
You
can see your sun rising
A
thousand times over
In
the long years ahead”
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