The days pass quickly just like the pages
of a story book turned fast by a reader
hoping for a happy ending for himself
though the plot is uneasy, he knows.
He has opened the book like a blind.
The beginning flows like river water
moving toward the ocean of ecstasy
that turns into what he calls agony.
The book is still open; he is reading.
While trying to reach the final page,
he finds there much sadness and joy;
and keeps hoping for a happy ending.
Chapter by chapter he now has passed,
and still many more chapters to touch.
Though the story is still far to complete,
a happy ending is all he wants to enjoy.
This collection of poetry addresses the nature of time, reflections on the natural world, the difficulty of loss,
contemporary social issues and gratitude for life.
David Hightower’s lyrically expansive meditation on the whims of fate and the unpredictability of the human condition fill the pages of THE HANGING MAN DREAMS with thrilling music and mesmerizing imagery. Hightower’s richly infused voice echoes the e
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