I released three new poems today. One dealing with wisdom and love “Anyone Can Have Money” – a reflection on the competing drives of materialism and the will to be loved in our society. “You Can’t Take From Me” is a poem of defiance – a reminder to us all that we are made of more than the crude flesh and bone we often think we are.” Finally, “One of Many” which is a reflection of the elation one feels being part of an intense, fast paced cycling peleton – for the unitiated it really is an indescribeable experience – one’s heart rate is soaring, the adrenaline is pumping and life is condensed to its most basic elements – words are too feeble a canvas to try and capture the experience.

Enjoy and as always I welcome your comments.

Peace

Paul

Thanks to all of you who have sent your comments and support. I am glad that many of you have enjoyed my poetry. Please feel free to share the site with your friends and please feel free to write your comments in the area provided under the poem. I am open to suggestions regarding the site as well.
All the best,

Paul

Poetry is the perfect medium for the modern age.

In the days of email, instant messaging, and thousands of other means of communicating in virtually instantaneous fashion, poetry is well suited to conveying in just a few words a writer’s deepest thoughts and ideas. A few stanzas of well written poetry are as meaningful as a thousand pages of written text in other forms. Poetry is to literature what photography is to the visual arts – a snapshot of an instant in time; and perhaps a more intimate glimpse into the artist’s mind. With my poetry I have tried to paint a picture that speaks a thousand words with just a few brush strokes….

A word of caution: poetry often provides a direct glimpse into the very soul of the poet and I discourage any of my readers from “reading” (excuse the pun) too deeply into the meaning of any one of these works. Be forewarned that there is a fair amount of projecting going on in these poems – not all of them are based on my direct life experiences or the people in my life, many are based on the experiences of others. With this understanding I invite you to enjoy these works and I welcome your comments relating thereto.

Sincerely,

Paul

PS: A very special thanks to my cousin Fabio Vettorello for putting together this awesome site in such a short time! I owe you big time cuz!