Mind Painting

By Robert Agnew Drake

This book is an anthology of vignettes which explore the inner and outer experiences of the mind, and the grey zone between the two. It describes the paradoxes of human sexuality and sensuality; as well as discusses our emotional need for intimacy and our intellectual need for enlightenment.

You will find bits of yourself, and your friends and acquaintances easily recognizable in the pages of this book.

It is designed to push the memory of the reader to recognize simple but meaningful and familiar recollections. As you read some of the vignettes, you will experience the 'exactly' phenomenon. Something you always knew, but never quite put into words...

From 'WRITING in VAIN'

And you helped me understand
That the privacy of my mind
Means nothing,
If it is kept private.....

There will be those,
At different times of their lives,
That may come across these thoughts
And make them their own.....

From MESOAMERICA'

Those who dared to find art and optimism
With the curve of a line
A pose
A vision
A primal knowing
That cries 'we are human' ...

'You are human'

Beyond the terminal reach of treachery and cruelty
The spirit of man soars
And the artist herds us
Where we already know
We must go

From 'The THIEVES'

We give little things....
nd try to take what we need

From each other,
Upside down
In our relationship
Sex before intimacy....
Warily cautious of the other's intent
Because ....
We are refugees from trust,
We are refugees from intimacy.....

From 'PUSH and SHOVE'

I see deep into you
And know your real needs
And your goodness.....
And your reluctance to wear it on your sleeve
n public....
But, my love, you must wear it naked with me
For me.....
For we can play this game
No further,
Without pain.......

From 'The TEACHER/The POET'

The artist,
The poet,
Not the scientist,
Portrays the inner self
In subjective strokes of feeling and nuance....
Trying to make meaning,
Of his experience
For himself.....
And sometimes also for us watching.....
Voyeurs that we are.....

From 'The MIND PAINTER'

The art of the mind painter
Is more than simple knowledge....
It is the intuition and innovation
To present an old reality
In a new and liberating way,
Provoking thought,
Awakening wonder and recognition .........

At about 10 cents a story, it will prove to be a bargain and a worthwhile read.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1432723634
• ISBN13: 9781432723637
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Outskirts Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"