The essence of living is to enjoy each moment unchained to the past with no concern for the future. It is not that you negate the past or never plan for the future but there are times when you should abandon yourself to the moment. - I am like a Sybarite - my brain is hard-wired into my sensory perceptions. Each touch of my fingers on the soft flesh of my love, brings exquisite pleasure. The thrill of texture and smoothness; of moisture and movement - to caress, to be caressed, is happiness beyond compare. - This is my heaven and I want no more - immortality does not attract or concern me for I can't conceive of an existence without my body; without its senses, without taste, without art, music and love, and the perfumes of life and the richness derived from them. I would like to dedicate this book to all who have inspired the writing of these poems.