Seeking Bliss

I wrote this poem as a gift for Ia “Marie” Villatuya. I was so touched by her sadness especially since we had just finished a theatre production of “Arkiteknik: The New Cultural Landscape” at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, CA on October 21 and 22, 2000. Would you believe that [...]

After The First Time

AFTER THE FIRST TIME was my first attempt to describe my first HEALING MASSAGE experience.
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After The First Time
Is this what it’s like
To slow down my pace,
To feel my heart beat in a slow tempo,
Ta-dum, ta-dum, ta-dum,
To focus on each breath that I take
And softly exhale through my mouth,
Imagining a [...]

A Very Special Bond

A VERY SPECIAL BOND accurately describes the feelings between two people who are attracted to each other’s energy.
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A Very Special Bond
It happens all the time,
You meet someone for the first time
And after all the niceties of easy conversation,
You feel an emotional gravitational pull
Toward each other — an attraction, a connection.
Your [...]