"Soon Venus blazes in an indigo sky and leaves her silver footsteps in the still lake below. I'm pierced Through with beauty."
These phrases, selected at random, catch the author's deep responses to the myriad worlds within the world. She looks down and sensitively describes the treasures beneath her feet, but is ready to look up as well, toward the mysteries hidden among the stars-poems of above and below. These are dedicated to the ever-new yet ancient wisdom of Sophia-the very embodiment of wisdom-whom the poet herself subtly embodies, as her descriptions in her writings reveal, reaching out as they do into the varied aspects of existence.
Dear readers, this is my third book of poems, and inside are a special collection of what have turned out to be not only MY personal favorites, but also the favorites of many of YOU. Some of these have never been available in print before...
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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