My subsequent poems would be shorter, with a degree of continuity in them that addresses some of the issues raised by the opening poem. Reflected in my subsequent poetry is the assertion of the power of love over desire, but with a continued oscillation, conflict, and coalescence between the two. The influence of Walt Whitman's poetry and vision pervades my own poetry and lends itself to a vision of human salvation through body and soul liberation. The concluding three poems can also be found on the Pages section of this blog.
A general theme in all of my writing, including my fiction, can be described as the striving to rise above despair and the misanthropic impulse to attain a vision of hope and faith in our human nature. My contention is that the path to human salvation lies not by trying to live up to an individualistic ideal but through greater cultivation of that dynamic of our collective nature that can be described as both love or spirit.
In the Biblical passage where the Apostle Paul addresses the Cornithians, he makes reference to a "thorn in his side." Recognizing his own weakness, he'd appealed to God to remove this thorn. The answer, Paul relates as follows:
“But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness'.”As I read the poetic genius as it appears to reflect and project the course of human evolution, it’s not about our pride in how we measure up to either an ideal or against others, but in the spiritual realization of how beautifully we can complement each other, from the sexual to the societal. Thus I offer something I’m calling The Perfect Wave Project as a means to harness our redemptive qualities, enabling our combined strengths to overcome our individual weaknessess, and getting us on the right track toward that greater end.
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