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    All my faithfull friends

 

 

 

   I am Pleased to Announce my book is

 

      FINALLY FINISHED

 

               With GREAT assistance from my brother Dr Bob, and Trista 

               I am releasing to the public "Words of Love For Women"

               This has been a five year project, and a part of my Life Goals


               I thank all my readers and friends for their continious support

               and my commenters,  for permission to reprint the comments .


                  I want to thank all the wonderfull friends

                that have encouraged me,  and almost directly or indirectly

                assisted me in my writing through your caring praise, and

                comments to improve my style, and also, my spelling....lol


                                          I hope the reading world, 

                     likes my thoughts as well as my friends on AP      

 

 

        Signed copies are avabable thru MY site, for $16.95 including postage

 

                      http://www.publishpenlion.com

 

      

 

                                               

 

 

                                 About my style

 

                                           I write to create an emotion

                                              and deliver the message

                                              I am always looking for the

                                         rhythm and cadence of the poem

                               as well as the sound of the words as spoken.

                                        Most of what I write is rhymeless.

                                            I often wish I could spell...lol  

                                I write about love because I am very driven

                                             by the emotions love solicits.

                               From time to time, I write on other subjects. 

 

 

 

                             I am currently working on a secound book

      

                                  "A Poetic Journey to Internial Peace"

                                                          A self help book

 

                  Best wishes in ALL your Endeavors

                                                                      
         
                 I have a real brother on here, Dr.Bob

                                 second oldest of ten

                          allpoetry.com/poets/rlmcmd

                    Read his words, he is very perfound

 

 

 

 

Another equally perfound favorite, from my anchent Collage past

 

An excerpt from Phaedo, by Plato


Socrates:


"And when they consider all this, must not true poets make a reflection, of which they will speak to one another in such words as these: We have found, they will say, a path of speculation which seems to bring us and the argument to the conclusion that while we are in the body, and while the soul is mingled with this mass of evil, our desire will not be satisfied, and our desire is of the truth. For the body is a source of endless trouble to us by reason of the mere requirement of food; and also is liable to diseases which overtake and impede us in the search after truth: and by filling us so full of loves, and lusts, and fears, and fancies, and idols, and every sort of folly, prevents our ever having, as people say, so much as a thought. For whence come wars, and fightings, and factions? whence but from the body and the lusts of the body? For wars are occasioned by the love of money, and money has to be acquired for the sake and in the service of the body; and in consequence of all these things the time which ought to be given to philosophy (or Poetry) is lost. Moreover, if there is time and an inclination toward philosophy/poetry, yet the body introduces a turmoil and confusion and fear into the course of speculation, and hinders us from seeing the truth: and all experience shows that if we would have pure knowledge of anything we must be quit of the body, and the soul in herself must behold all things in themselves: then I suppose that we shall attain that which we desire, and of which we say that we are lovers, and that is wisdom, not while we live, but after death, as the argument shows; for if while in company with the body the soul cannot have pure knowledge, one of two things seems to follow-either knowledge is not to be attained at all, or, if at all, after death. For then, and not till then, the soul will be in herself alone and without the body. In this present life, I reckon that we make the nearest approach to knowledge when we have the least possible concern or interest in the body, and are not saturated with the bodily nature, but remain pure until the hour when God himself is pleased to release us. And then the foolishness of the body will be cleared away and we shall be pure and hold converse with other pure souls, and know of ourselves the clear light everywhere; and this is surely the light of truth. For no impure thing is allowed to approach the pure."
~Plato, (Phaedo)

 

 

                Think about that for a while... try a lifetime

 

            


              
              With Great pleasure and pride.. I take Trista

                                        as my caring AP Bride 

                                 We have been friends forever on here.  

                                          She has loved me as a friend
                           when I was sometimes.. almost unlovable.

 

                                                        Through her,

                 I learned the meaning of unlimited care for a friend.

                      With her, I have had peace and understanding,

                           and always a warm heart to guide me on.

 

                                                  For this and more
                                  I love her... as My wonderfull friend.

 

                                Her Link  http://allpoetry.com/trista 

 

 

 

          Here is a favorite poem written for me by my lovely AP Wife Trista

            This verse is the first words of poetry in 'Words of Love for Women"

 

 

 

       Just For Me


     In every woman’s heart
     there lives a dream
     of one man.

     He knows
     the magic words
     that awaken our souls
     to rebuild the dream
     we believed was lost
     or never existed.

     In these words unspoken
     left on a pillow, a coffee table,
     or a birthday-wrapped box,
     we are cherished, revered
     for being what we are ~
     women, in all forms of
     glory, shapes, and minds.

     Romance, so often lacking
     and seldom taught to boys
     drifts across our eyes.
     And for that moment
     we are lost to
     inspired, amorous intentions.

     Just as it was
     once believed
     we were Cinderella or
     Snow White
     we linger, softly whispering
     “This is me...
     I am the woman of his night.”

     We want to live
     where love is made
     by candlelight,
     where baths are drawn
     and soap is spread
     slowly down
     each limb
     by hands and eyes
     adoring.

     We’re starved to hear
     how right we are,
     how our eyes reflect
     the sun,
     or how his thoughts
     return to us
     like every breath inhaled.

     So let me dream
     my perfect dream
     because I know it lives;
     It’s written there for all to see
     and it was written just for...
     me.

     And each night as I turn a page
     with no one there to disagree
     softly, I will slip into
     these satin sheets called
     Words of Love for Women.


    Trista`s  Author notes

  Rick...
I really believe one reason women love your poetry is that we truly are starved for romance, and finding a man who will put the needs of a woman first and foremost in his life is rare. Everywhere, too many women are under-appreciated at best, made to feel they are always lacking something, or at worst, are blatantly abused.

Hopefully other women will understand my meaning in this poem - that even though your poetry isn't written "for me", any of us can lose ourselves in your words and feel as if they were. Just knowing men like you exist gives me hope.

You are an amazing man, Rick. I thank you for your friendship and care more than anything, and I wish us both good luck in finding and keeping the loving relationships we deserve.  J.

 

 

 

                                                                      Thank you trista, Rick

 

 

 

 

 

                                 If someone wanted to reasearch me,

         they would need to go no further than my words.

 

 

 

                                   I do have other dreams

                                         If the dream is big enough, the facts don`t count

                                         http://allpoetry.com/poem/2217673

 

 

 

                       Music that moves Me

                                                Songs that take me, to where I am in Life

 

                                                Eminem "Loose Yourself"

                                   http://youtube.com/watch?v=6_RicayN7X8

                               Kick ass for your dream, One shot opertunity of a lifetime

 

                                                                        "God Bless the Broken Road"

                                 http://youtube.com/watch?v=b6zrE2149v8

                                   The story of my love Life, I am finding my way

 

                                                                                "Home" Chris Daughtry

                                 http://youtube.com/watch?v=q8A2FaHhc3c

                                                              Words for My Love and Best Friend

 

                                                    "I Believe I Can Fly"

                                                       http://youtube.com/watch?v=QTahrYXCChI

                                                             Thoughts for my daughter Marilee, you go girl

                                                                                

                                                                                       "I Hope You Dance"

                                 http://youtube.com/watch?v=hTQfERb9HVk

                                                       Words for my many friends, I believe in you

 

                                                                                " Jesus Take the Wheel"

                                 http://youtube.com/watch?v=-Oz64m4Akmw

                                                Words for my lost friends, find you way with God

 

                                                                "Hero" 

                              http://youtube.com/watch?v=oLC73DB7jE8                                               
                                               A favorite song of Mary`s   Bless you Girl
                                                                                                                    *
                                                                            "Proud to be an American"
                                          http://youtube.com/watch?v=RINqibpWOzQ
                                                      Words for all Millitary and Americans
                                                                                                                   

 

                                         "Avenged Sevenfold - Gunslinger"

                                    http://video.tagged.com/?v=dnE4TB2ILEI

                                            Words for thoes the have seen combat

                                                                                                                   

 

                                                                       "Everything" Gray`s Anotomy

                                  http://youtube.com/watch?v=fa_PaZvJ0Ko

                                  Thoughts for thoes that have lost, and been loved

            

                                                                                  linkin park "In the End"

                                                                 http://youtube.com/watch?v=aZp2jAdBu1o

                                                                      Lessons I have learned in life, get over it

 

                                                                            "Sometimes when it rains"

                                    http://video.tagged.com/?v=n4dfghJNTDI

                                                   Something to calm me, I need this sometimes

 

                                                                          "Apologize" One Republic                                                                                

                          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sXumT53Yfc&watch_response

                                                           Words for thoes I leave behind

 

 

 


                                   A note to my readers


                           Now that I have been on this site for a while,

               I want to thank all the artists, who have blessed my mind

                                     with their wonderful words

 

                                 To my readers and favorites

     Thank you for always caring deeply for my writing 

 

                                                           Love you All

                                                              Rick

 

 

 

                                           For information on my Book

 

                                   "Words of Love for Women"

 

                                                               GO TO

 

                     http://www.lulu.com/content/1267905

 

 

 

                 You can find me at my home, down on the dock, writing           

 

 



 


 

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