Journey to Understanding

I can't recall precisely when or why I started to
write poetry. What I remember though is a demanding
period in my life during which I would publish demos of
my compositions in various social networks on a
regular basis. Usually, I would share them in blog posts
using embedded players, and add a short presentation.
In the case of songs, I would also include the lyrics. For
instrumentals, it seemed appropriate to write at least a
few stanzas, typically inspired by the underlying theme
of the compositions, or sometimes by their titles only.

Eventually I also published poems on their own,
without music, whether inspired by the circumstances I
was in, or to illustrate specific ideas, or in an attempt to
convey specific messages, or to share wisdom gathered
along the way, or to leave footprints behind.

The process I was involved in at the time led to a
flash of understanding that still resonates in me to this
day. That epiphany yielded a particular piece, to which I
gave the title “Understanding.”

The poems gathered here, the milestones of that
journey, are presented in their original chronological
order of publication, and their original form.