The Most Powerful Love: the Most Powerful Gift - A Poetic Book About Powerful Loves and Their Powerful Gifts

Lucian A. Tower

Summary

I began writing song lyrics, short stories, and poetry
some 48-years-ago. While I was in high school, during
the 60s, I had the privilege of meeting Poet Laureate of
the United States of America, Mr. Robert Frost. He spoke
with me discussing my writings, my poetry. He told me to
keep writing and reading, and as I continued I would learn
so much more, and eventually become a published poet.
I have continued writing lyrics, short stories, and poetry.
I am now 63-years-old, and I have been published. I have
always told other poets and writers to keep on writing, and
learning about the many different styles of the written arts.
I have also spent 35-years as an entertainer, singer, song
writer, and also a musician. I have worked with Tom T.
Hall, Billy Jo Spears, Red Sovine, Bobby Bare, and Kitty
Wells. I have also played with Rhythm Blues Entertainers too, The Four Tops, The Platters, The
Sherelles, and Visions ( Mark Farner, of Grand Funk Railroad, and the survivors of the Lynard
Skynard Band). We were an International Country Rhythm Blues Band, and played together
for several years.
The way I see writing poetry is a likeness to a photograph of a moment, a dream, a place, a
thing, a memory. Life comes at us in many ways, sometimes in many different ways at once. Its
the situations that arise, the masks some people wear, the way they talk and rub shoulders with
everybody. These things make up the poetry I write. When you sit down and look at life youll
fi nd its much bigger than just us. This is poetry, lyric writing, short stories, journalism, actually
all the arts.
I have found all things good in writing, even when Im turned down by an editor. Its all learning,
and enjoying what I do. I choose a photograph, a moment, a dream, or a situation and I write
about it. I create a picture with words. I live a simple life as a disabled veteran of the U.S.M.C.,
and of the Vietnam War. However, I am simply me, and I dont try and say Im someone else.
Who am I? Well Im a human being who loves the arts. My message to you all who reads this is
KEEP ON WRITING, KEEP ON KEEPING ON.

Available since: 08/06/2013.

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