Book excerpt: A collection of poems and short stories. Poems include the topic of Hope, Love and Beauty, City and Society, Lost, Life and Philosophy. These are things that burn in my heart and bleed out of my pen. A poet with a wandering mind with words that never end.The collection of short stories are based pictures I've seen. As a writing exercise I like to look at a picture and come up with a story. The characters in these stories range from an old man that is trying to get away from the world, a extremely smart girl from a mental ward, a man driven by the "signs" he see's, and a recovering addict with a longing to "fly". I hope you enjoy.