carry me away,beyond the cuspof the hemisphere,all the way backto the start of time-------------The start of time and the start of poetry are very tightly entwined. Whether yousubscribe to a big bang or the touch of a creator, either event yields images atonce breathtaking and diffi cult to describe, in other words poems.Still, we try our best. From the most renowned poet to the youngest schoolchild,we are all searching for meaning. And in those few fl eeting moments when wefeel like perhaps weve unearthed some small explanatory fragment, our instinctsare the sameto take up a pen and share what weve discovered with thosewe know and love.This collection is my attempt to share the few small truths Ive stumbled uponduring my journey from here to wherever Im headed