In these my middle years, and after having given up so much, wife, full custody of my children, jobs, etc. etc, I have come to fully understand that Life really is about giving up. Not in the sense of failure nor despair but in the sense of letting go and giving away and trusting Chance or whatever you would call it that things REALLY ARE "OK" and are working out for the best.
These poems were written after I had had about all I could of poetry and setting up the website-"Open Mics Austin" and needed a real break. So I turned my back on the Poetic Life for about 3 months, and then began to Really miss it.
These poems are what came out of me when i got back to work on my writing full of love and renewed faith for the fact: The more we give, The more we have to give away.