Poems in Celebration of the Muse
The poems in this collection are celebrations of the muse who speaks directly to us. She is described not in the manner of courtly love, from a distance, but up close, from a notion that passion mixed with beauty exists in us all; and how that combination is expressed, repressed or pursued in these lurid, ugly times determines who we are.
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Introduction / 11
Part I
Woman / 17
In Praise of Women / 19
A Failed Seduction / 20
A Woman is Not a Book / 21
I Dream of Tunnels and Ladders / 22
Dawn Has a Memory / 23
Bookmark / 25
Inside a Poem / 26
As You Sleep Beside Me / 27
The Middle Seam / 28
Part II
Dialogue / 31
A Moment at the Lake / 32
A Morning Note on Your Pillow / 33
Love Femme Nu Couchée / 34
A Confident Woman Speaks / 36
Love / 37
The Muse Protests / 38
Hermaphrodites / 39
A Woman Speaks to Her Lover / 40
The Movement of Dolphins / 41
Part III
There is No Explaining Your Beauty / 45
A Poet Invoking the Muse / 46
Leave Me Alone / 48
Words to the Mermaid / 49
Oiran / 50
A Woman is a Bear And a Fish / 51
What is Done is Done / 52
Love is Selfish / 53
Dress Me With Your Body / 54
April Confirmation / 55
Part IV
Secret Madness / 59
Cemetery of Kisses / 60
I Drink You at Nigh / 62
Reading on the Grass / 63
Passion Defined / 64
On Your Birthday / 65
The Cautious Woman / 66
Passion / 67
Stars and Moons Will Not Mingle / 68
Beauty's Hidden Lines / 69
Part V
Last Dreaming / 73
Acceptance / 75
Stone by Stone / 76
Gray Where There Was Once Color / 77
The Loss of the Muse / 78
Broken Glass / 80
Fresh Lemons / 82
A Day's Labor / 84
Survival Guide / 85
Author Profile / 87
Acknowledgments / 88
Testimonials/Endorsements / 88-89
