It’s About Time
Richard L Ratliff
Author Bio
Richard L Ratliff is a baby boomer, born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, his midwest ties have built the foundation and setting for his poetry. He is a Purdue University graduate. Two years of engineering were turned into a degree in English Literature; along with being a two year letterman in wrestling. All of these strange combinations have given him a career as a boiler and combustion expert and poet.
Description
Richard Ratliff takes us on a subtle, sensual journey through time with poetry that paints life’s passion with wonderful imagery, observations and whimsy. Illustrations accompanying each poem, like Blake’s etchings, give added depth to each. This is a strong, serious work by a writer who is just getting started.
Book excerpt
I inhale you
I inhale you I envelop and explore you
I digest the fluids of the night
I love our coupled thoughts of words and deeds and wants and needs
Petals
A surprise for you at the door
Petals on the floor
A path of colored blossoms leading to the nights affair
All the thorns are gone, stripped bare