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Once more, </div> <div> one final descent into the valley of my home.  </div> <div>  </div> <div> Shadow and bare earth begin to evaporate </div> <div> into each other, night, always a context for union, </div> <div> a place to meet and linger in an embrace.  </div> <div>  </div> <div> I see how the river has cut a path for me, given itself </div> <div> a rhythm for today and tomorrow. Each slight bend </div> <div> another story told as the day passes to night.  </div> <div>  </div> <div> Together we both migrate, one man and one river, </div> <div> each of us bound to accumulate with our own kind </div> <div> where we are certain to find a place to stop and rest.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>Artist's Statement:</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>I have long been interested in place being a defining factor in my poetry.  Many of the poets who have influenced me, use place as a touchstone for the message of their poetry, and I wanted to do the same.  Some have put forth the idea that American poetry is pre-occupied with place, and I certainly see that being true in my case.  I wanted to express in this second chapbook, as I did with my first, a sense of longing for the places of my youth.  Where I was admittedly darker with my first chapbook, my goal was to be more optimistic and hopeful this time around.  Specifically, I wanted to infuse a sense of the ecstatic writings of Rumi with my nostalgia for the places I knew as a young boy.  Hopefully, people can gain a sense of how I feel about specific places and my place in them.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>However, poetry has always been more than expression of artistic ideas; it is a means for me to remain connected with the human spirit as a whole.  Poetry is a communion, and as such, allows me to come to the common ground of people with something to share.  And even though I am sharing something of me, I believe I am always taking more away from the experience than I could possibly give.  Therein lies the magic of poetry, the possibility for me to become more than what is possible otherwise.</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>Gathering up the Scattered Leaves</I></div> <div> is a 28 page hand-sewn chapbook  - $8.00</div> <bR> <bR> <div> TO ORDER  ON-LINE </div> <bR> <div> <B>            <form target="paypal" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/sc-but-01.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="Make payments with PayPal - it's fast, free and secure!"> <input type="hidden" name="add" value="1"> <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_cart"> <input type="hidden" name="business" value="fhp@foothillspublishing.com"> <input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="Gathering up the Scattered Leaves"> <input type="hidden" name="item_number" value="06-11"> <input type="hidden" name="amount" value="8.00"> <input type="hidden" name="no_note" value="1"> <input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD"> </form>     </B> <form target="paypal" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_cart"> <input type="hidden" name="business" value="fhp@foothillspublishing.com"> <input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/images/view_cart.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="Make payments with PayPal - it's fast, free and secure!"> <input type="hidden" name="display" value="1"> </form>  </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id151.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ordering by Mail"><U>To order through mail click here</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </BODY>