Apples of Gold is a collection of my poetry, lyrics, and essays that was originally published in 1992 by a small publishing house on Long Island. For the Tenth Anniversary Edition of the book, I went back and added a writer's commentary to each of the works in the book, as well as some new essays to round it out. The book was published again as a Tenth Anniversary Edition early in 2002 as a limited edition. The book is now out of print, so I'm publishing some of it here.  

Included on this web site is the original introduction to Apples of Gold, as well as the new introduction for the Tenth Anniversary Edition. I've posted selected works from the book here for you to read, both poems and essays.

I hope you enjoy them.

“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold, in settings of silver”

                                                                              — Proverbs 25:11

		Original Introduction to Apples of Gold.
		10th Anniversary Introduction.

		Make Believe			Part Of You
		Ballad of Black			Sometimes a Heart
		My Camel			Dreams (A Sonnet)
		Wishes...			Empty Cocoon
		Temporary Hearts			Talker
		Euthanasia			If I
		Weather Beaten Ribbon			Pondering
		A Psalm for Margaret			BioPotry
		Last Goodbye			From My Spotlight

Losing My Heroes -- An Essay.