To Be Alive

What does it mean to be alive? An aptly titled compilation many of <I>To Be Alive</I>'s poems suggest that it isn't always an easy journey. Nor a clear one or one to be taken lightly. The poetry within <I>To Be Alive</I> encourages one to expand as well as draw upon his or her knowledge to help cope with difficulties in life.</p>One of the poems is intensely personal coming from the direct experience of the poet. The others are reflections of the explorations and observations that he has made. However the intent of this poetry is not to instruct or tell a story but to help one access the wisdom and inspiration he or she already has inside.</p><P>Here is an excerpted poem from <I>To Be Alive:</I></p><P><center><I>The Melody of the River</I><br></center>The melody of the river the melody of the river./What does it entail?/It entails peace calm constancy depth./It also can entail/at other times/rage tumult randomness superficiality./The river flows along no matter whether it is/peaceful calm constant deep;/or raging tumultuous random superficial;/or somewhere right in between./The melody of the river/is just like life.</p>