MUSIC THAT HELPED TO WRITE THIS BOOK

In the book, there are quite a few poems that music inspired me to write them. And since I listen to almst all types of music, then the inspiration covers many genres.

For jazz, one of my most favorite songs is "Exotica" by Paul Taylor. And the poem that I wrote about it is titled "Exotica, Romantica" in which a couple share a beautiful day in love on an exotic island.The singer Alicia Keys inspired me to write "The Lady And The Piano" for I was watching her one day play as she sung on a video. (The TV show "Cheaters" also helped on this poem. The book explains how.)

The disco group "Chic" made a song that was not popular but I loved titled "Warm Summer Night". This song is so sexy and so romantic. It is a deep, breathy song in which the singer wants more than love on a warm summer night.The 70's song "Steal Away" by Robbie DuPree caused me to write "Thieves Of Time (Stolen Moments)". In which a couple are so busy with their everyday lives that one night they just steal away by themselves to get their love back.

But the musician that inspired me to write 5 poems which go very deep into love is John Serrie. John combined time, space, and love to create musical genius. He can be found in the spacemusic/new age genre. He makes some of the most beautiful music I have ever heard and I am always taken to a beautiful world when I play his CD's. 2 of them are in this blog. ("The Other" and "The Unfolding of the Two") Still one more musician of this type is Steve Roach, whose music takes me wayyyy out there in the outer realms of space and time.

Natalie Cole, The Guess Who, and a jazz artist named Lauren Feather are also represented in this book.