“Anchors of Mist” invites the reader to accompany a young man who is haunted by the power of his dreams as he attempts to unify his two realities into a compelling whole. It is a contemplative quest for purpose, a nostalgic reflection, and a love story. Mostly, it is a tribute to the sadly neglected nocturnal realm of unfiltered honesty. This one is for all the dreamers.
...
beauty flares in the periphery
visions on wings
like soft-singing flocks
of wandering kings
we lose our sight awakening
in fabricated-truth land
forsaking hints of paradise
residing in our sleep
slaughter by denial
is death without a trial
how is it we are foreigners
to our own dreams?
(from "release fireflies," a poetry collection by the same author)