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Perfectly Said when words become art By brian douthit PublishAmerica Baltimore © 2004 Brian Douthit. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the publishers, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review to be printed in a newspaper, magazine or journal. First printing ISBN: 1-4137-4024-3 PUBLISHED BY PUBLISHAMERICA, LLLP www.publishamerica.com Baltimore Printed in the United States of America For Kate, my butterfly Introduction Poetry, like all art, differs greatly in its many forms. All people enjoy the art they love because it connects with them, even if it may range from the skiffle pool shallowness of a painting matching the sofa, to art that stirs the passion of your soul and ignites within you the furnaces of outrage and injustice, to the glowing fires of love and beauty. When I first read Brian Douthit’s poetry I was immediately captivated by its inherent beauty. Many in simple ABAB verse, each poem was pieced together to the point where altering one word would be like an ugly scratch across its very essence. Where some poems read as though spewed forth from a literary fire hydrant, Brian Douthit writes the poetic equivalent of a “Field of Dreams.” His words hark back to the gentle splendour of Frost while still evoking the best of Shelley and Byron. Quite simply, I love his poetry for as you read through each line becoming more and more hypnotised by their rhythmic magic, you realize there is a sublime fragility connecting like shimmering gossamer on a moonlit night. The care in which each word has been chosen suddenly reveals poem after poem of true art, true feeling, romance, and skill. Living in Australia I have never met Brian in person. Apart from our mutual admiration of the other’s writing we have no connection. It is my honour to write this introduction, but it has been my joy to discover Brian Douthit and his writing, as I am sure it will be yours after these gems caress your soul and soften your heart. David Peter Robertson May 6, 2004 Contents Perfectly Said...................................................................................11 Golden Ambrosia.............................................................................12 A Kiss Remembered .........................................................................14 January’s Hands ..............................................................................15 Exquisite Anguish ............................................................................17 The Tender Leaves Of Pleasure.......................................................18 Morning Vision ................................................................................20 The Young Maiden...........................................................................21 I Fathom Infinity..............................................................................22 Beginnings.......................................................................................23 The Magi’s Reply .............................................................................25 Convergence ....................................................................................26 A Delicate Kiss ................................................................................29 An Enchanting Lover.......................................................................30 She Returns......................................................................................32 Immersed With Beauty.....................................................................34 White Lace Limbo............................................................................35 Peking Breezes.................................................................................36 Mystical Dream ...............................................................................37 Your Name .......................................................................................38 A Saturday In Chartres....................................................................40 Sanctuary.........................................................................................42 Biography Of A Rumor....................................................................43 Endless Night...................................................................................45 The Nature Of It All.........................................................................46 Pleasurable Frustration ..................................................................48 Romance Unplanned........................................................................49 Another World..................................................................................50 My Lover..........................................................................................53 Answers To Everlasting Strands......................................................54 Gentle Torrent..................................................................................56 Holy Evolution.................................................................................58 Polly’s High Firefly Season .............................................................59 Here, There, Everywhere .................................................................60 Perception........................................................................................63 I Long For Your Shimmer................................................................64 Ashes Of Angels...............................................................................67 Radiant Beauty ................................................................................68 The Religion Of Romance................................................................69 Shout Past The Horizon...................................................................71 Beauty’s Merit..................................................................................72 Midnight Ponderings.......................................................................75 The Beautiful Artist..........................................................................76 Weave The Rain ...............................................................................78 Freedom Song..................................................................................79 Memory’s Gracious Glance.............................................................80 Silent Confession .............................................................................81 A Sigh In Abiding Passion...............................................................82 Heed My Human Wish .....................................................................84 An Afternoon With Rain...................................................................85 The Meaning Of Life........................................................................86