I am soooo flattered that you thought of me, dear Guest! (Heh!) You'll be One with all of us...when you die. Wait and see.

Well, after a number of attempts in this life at cohabitation with girlfriends....friends....etc....I have decided that I prefer to live alone. Yes, quite alone. It's peaceful and it allows me my mental freedom.

There is one other type of living arrangement that I like, but it's hard to find. I like living in an extended community of, say, 20 or more people who have a common ideal and a clear focus on it...providing it's an ideal I can believe in. A spiritual community of some sort, in other words. There are a few such places...most of them are on a rather different track somehow from the one I'm on. I've been at two in my life that were great. The first no longer exists. The second is in Trinidad. I'm sure there are others here and there. Given that my livelihood is based in Canada, this makes it a bit difficult.

So, I guess it's alone, for now.

Here's one verse from a song of mine called "Cold Is The Road":

"I hear breakers from a distant shore, it's closer all the time
In the stillness of the night my heart is stone
Other people just confound me with their small talk and their wine
If I must, I'd rather face this night alone
Being lonely is a feeling better felt in solitude
It's more honest, and best of all, it's free
I will write you one more letter to express my gratitude
When you see the morning star, remember me.
Cold is the road, as autumn slips away
How many miles yet to go?
Yes'n how many lives are buried in the clay
Down below?"