Poems From a Lonely Poet

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The deepest of our thoughts are revealed to the surface not when we are gathered in circles or in round tables but when we take few steps backward into our shell, our limitless possibilities becomes entrenched in our minds, reflecting itself in the transparency of a mirror. 

Grab a chair, seat back and read poems from a lonely poet.



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