Only a few months after I wrote my first poem I began to write more poetry. The next poem I wrote was a follow up to the first & while it was received well by my peers, I was never really happy with it & have set it aside where I can work on it as I see fit. Other poems soon followed. Poetry was wonderful, I thought, because I could express myself in ways I never knew of before. But even though poetry gave me certain freedoms I was still bound by self imposed censorship & I was careful not to write anything too shocking or daring...or queer. With the exception of "The Soldier's Kiss" (Which was inspired by a cousin of mine whom I had a secret crush on) all of the 1990 poems were written about fictional (safe) characters. The Greenmantle poems were inspired by the book Greenmantle by Charles De Lint; a book a really enjoyed at the time, by an author who still impresses; you can learn more about him here.
LOVE IS FOREVER - 02/28/90
ONE STRANGER'S KISS - 03/01/90
PAPER HEART - 05/90
THE SOLDIER'S KISS - 09/90
LOVE LED THE WAY - 10/90
SAY GOODBYE - 10/29/90
GREENMANTLE - 11/13/90
GREENMANTLE: MABON - 11/13/90
GREENMANTLE: THE HUNT - 11/13/90
GREENMANTLE: CONFRONTATION - 11/13/90