Back in 2020 when I started typing my almost 40-year-old poems, I never imagined that just 2 years later I would publish my first book of poems! My late father had wanted to publish my poems back in the 1980s,
Making a dream come true
Phoenix
I wrote Phoenix in 1988, 20 years old. Despite the painful human experience of hurt and betrayal, the soul remains undiminished. The Phoenix rises again from the ashes. Compare this poem to Ascension, written in 2023, with its message of
Denial
I wrote Denial in 1984, 16 years old. The poem is about denial of oneself and betrayal of another. But the Faithless One will return in the end, one cannot deny a passionate love. Compare this poem to To The