First directions

This thesis is a collection of poems written during the past few years. They are not arranged in the order of completion; neither are they arranged in the order of conception. There is a deliberate arrangement to the poems; however, it may have significance only in the mind of the author. Any philosophies suspected of being expounded in the poetry are not necessarily those philosophies ingrained in the poet. Rather, they are more often than not, variant and sometimes divergent alternatives which have come under the poet's consideration at different times during the composition process