BOOKS:
A FAREWELL TO REASON (Poetry from 1991 – Late 1997) – Written under my pseudonym:”Echo” instead of my real name: Joseph M. Brennan Jr.
BURNING . . . BURNING BLUE (Poetry from Late 1997 – 2004)
POEM COLOR CODE:
Passion/Romance/Adventure
Melancholy/Misery/Sadness
Inspiration/Hope/Motivation
Reflection/Nostalgia
Personal Struggle
TOP POEMS (1991 TO PRESENT – 405 TOTAL POEMS WRITTEN)
A. THE BEST OF THE BEST:
STARSHINE (ALL THE WHILE) (Written: 23 Dec 2019)
THE WINGMAN (Written: 30 Sep 2023)
CANDY APPLE RED (Written: 15 Nov 2017)
LOVER’S LANE AND LOST AGAIN (Written: 16 Dec 2018)
TO IGNITE A LIFE (A DETERMINED DRIVE) (Written: 21 Aug 2023)
IN THE DAYS OF DANCING (AND DREAMING) (Written: 27 Sep 2020)
THE BOY YOU NEVER KNEW (Written: 16 Oct 2000)
MOONLIGHT BAY (Written: 1 Aug 1991)
HAUNTED BY A SMILE (Written: 2 Apr 2021)
BLUE AND BROODING (Written: 9 Apr 2019)
THE PAIN UPON THE PAGE (Written: 16 July 2002)
LEFT BEHIND (A LIFE NO LONGER MINE) (Written 24 May 2025)
THE LOW SIDE OF HIGH (Written: 6 Feb 2021)
FOR FEAR OF BRIDGES (Written: 10 Jan 1997)
ACROSS THE LINES AND DIVIDES (LET IT SHINE) (Written: 19 Feb 2025)
THE ADVENTUROUS TYPE (Written: 24 Nov 2020)
BETTER DAYS IN THE SHADE OF RAIN (Written: 19 Sep 2020)
CAN YOU GIVE IT LOVE ? (Written 12 Apr 2026)
A LIFE OTHERWISE (Written: 14 Apr 2021)
THE DELICATE HALLS OF FUTURE (Written: 18 Oct 1999)
APPEAR (OR DISAPPEAR) (Written: 3 Jun 2022)
THE DAYS OF CHAMPAGNE (Written: 1 July 2022)
THE STARRING ROLE (Written: 26 Jun 1997)
DAYLIGHT (Written: 21 June 2019)
THE CANDLELIGHT CAFE (Written: 26 June 2022)
B. THE BEST OF THE REST:
THE INNOCENT SCAR (Written: 27 Jun 2020)
SMILE AT THE SKY (FOR ALL THE DAYS GONE BY) (Written: 25 Dec 2019)
WHEN YOU SMILE (Written: 17 Jun 2018)
REGRET SINGS RELENTLESSLY (THE HAUNTING TUNES OF TRUTH) (Written: 12 Mar 2023)
BLISTERS, BURNS, AND BLURS (A SCREAM BEHIND THE DOOR) (Written: 21 Jan 2024)
GONE WITH THE DAWN (Written: 30 Apr 2019)
MIDNIGHT YEARNING (Written: 11 Oct 2000)
ECHOES OF HOME (THE LONESOME ROAD) (Written: 16 Feb 2021)
THE DISTANCE (LOVE IS LOVE) (Written: 18 Oct 2020)
A BINGE BECOMES ADDICTION (Written: 10 Oct 2021)
THE SEEMING ETERNITY (Written: 3 May 2021)
THE SWIRLING HAZE – THE THUNDERING GRAY (I WADE INTO THE REPLAY) (Written: 4 Sep 2019)
PAGES ON THE RUN (IT MUST HAVE BEEN FUN) (Written: 30 May 2022)
GONE AND FOREVER LOST (Written: 5 Dec 2018)
FAR BEYOND (Written: 8 Nov 2018)
STARSHINE DIES (LAUGHING AT TIME) (Written: 28 Feb 2021)
THE TANGERINE SKY OF GOODBYE (Written: 13 Jun 2021)
A SIMPLE LIFE SERENE AND FREE (Written: 21 Sep 2018)
BURNING FOR THE LEAD (Written: 15 May 2022)
BETTER THAN ME (Written: 14 Feb 2021)
BURNING BLUE (Written: 12 Dec 1997)
A FAREWELL TO REASON (Written: 20 Mar 1996)
NIGHT DANCES (Written: 21 Oct 1995)
THE SHY GOODBYE (Written: 7 Aug 2016)
IN SEARCH OF SUNRISE SKIES (Written: 25 Oct 1998)
WANDERING ECHOES LOST (Written: 23 July 2000)
DREAM INFATUATION (Written: 14 May 1994)
ARROGANCE ADORES YOU (Written: 23 May 2021)
A HAUNTING MEMORY (IT’S NOT EASY) (Written: 9 May 2021)
DEEP IN THE SHADE (A PARADE OF GRAY) (Written: 3 Apr 2021)
A CRY OF SUNSHINE (Written: 12 Nov 2023)
THE DAWN BEYOND (Written: 17 Jan 2021)
TO THE MOON (I MOVED YOU) (Written: 30 July 2023)
A LAUGHTER IN BLACK (AND NOT COMING BACK) (Written: 19 Dec 2020)
THE SEA OF SADNESS (A MEMORY SO GREEN) (Written: 25 Oct 2020)
A HONEYMOON STILL IN BLOOM (Written: 12 Jul 2020)
THE SHADE OF WATERCOLOR RAIN (Written: 28 Dec 2019)
NOTHINGNESS (Written: 15 Nov 2019)
NO ONE, NOTHING, AND NOWHERE (Written: 2 Dec 2018)
THE SHIMMERING SANDS (WHERE THE CANDLES DANCE) (Written: 5 Feb 2022)
BEYOND THE BLUR (THE COMING OF THE CURVE) (Written: 16 Jan 2022)
DEEP INTO THE REACH (I YEARN) (Written: 12 Aug 2023)
THE FALL OF WINTERTIME (Written: 2 Mar 2024)
WINE, RHYTHM, AND RHYME (A SMILE OF SPRINGTIME) (Written: 28 Aug 2022)
APPEAR (OR DISAPPEAR) (Written: 3 Jun 2022)
CHASING THE WAVES (OF THE L.A. HAZE) (Written 18 Aug 2024)
BROODING BLUE (SHADOWS OF TRUTH) (Written: 11 Dec 2021)
WATERCOLOR RAIN (Written: 16 Jun 1996)
A PALE GOODBYE (ROLLING WITH THE TIDE) (Written: 30 July 2022)
FINAL PHOTOGRAPHS (Written: 25 Jan 1997)
THE RELENTLESS ROAD (OF HOPE) (Written: 13 Apr 2024)
STONE PRIDE (Written: 25 May 2024)
A PALE FAREWELL (Written: 1 July 1997)
A NEW DAY DAWNS TODAY (AND EVERY DAY – SONG) (Written: 23 July 2019)
LIKE MICHAEL (Written: 27 Jun 1999)
YOUR REMAINING DAYS WITH ME (Written: 9 Jun 2000)
A WARM AND WELCOME GRAY (HAUNTS ME AGAIN TODAY) (Written: 7 Aug 2022)
THE LAMPLIGHTER (Written: 14 May 1994)
YESTERDAY’S RACEWAYS (AND ALLEYWAY SHADES) (Written: 14 Mar 2021)
THE VALLEYS BELOW (WHERE THE ECHOES GO) (Written: 21 Feb 2021)
WANDERING AIMLESSLY (A STREAM OF MAYBES) (Written: 8 Nov 2020)
A DANCE THAT COULD NOT LAST (THE HAUNTING STRANDS) (Written: 11 Jan 2023)
WHEN BEAUTY BLEEDS (I WISH I WAS LIKE YOU) (Written: 30 Oct 2022)
A SMILE OF STARSHINE (Written: 23 Jun 2020)
THE SOMEDAY PLACE (Written: 6 Feb 2020)
THE WHISPER AND THE BURN (Written: 23 Apr 2020)
THE LONE SHADOWED AISLES (Written: 27 July 2000)
REUNION FOR A NIGHT (Written: 29 Nov 1996)
THE NEON BLUE (Written: 5 Feb 1999)
A ROLL AWAY KISS (Written: 31 Dec 1995)
LOST IN THE LACK (AND NO TURNING BACK) (Written: 30 Sep 2019)
LISA LINGERS (Written: 10 Sep 1996)
TO BE ALIVE (Written: 22 Sep 2000)
A QUESTION OF DAYS (PART I AND II) (Written: 28 Dec 1998)
THE FALL (Written: 11 Jan 2016)
CASTLES BURNING (Written: 2 Mar 2000)
REMINISCENT WINE (Written: 7 Feb 2000)
THE SPECIAL ONE (Written: 15 Aug 1999)
WORLD ABLUR (Written: 18 Jun 1999)
GREEN ~ NUCLEAR WINTER’S EVE (Written: 24 Sep 1998)
A DANCING DREAM (NEARLY WITHIN REACH) (Written: 16 Jul 2020)
LIPSTICK TEASE (Written: 30 Sep 1995)
A SHY SMILE (ALL THE WHILE) (Written: 24 Jan 2021)
CITY STALINGRAD (1942) (Written: 25 May 1995)
THE OUTCAST (Written: 26 Nov 2018)
GHOST CHANNELS (Written: 27 Sep 1996)
FROM EVERY SEAM (Written: 7 Feb 2000)
A PLACE WITHOUT A NAME (Written: 13 Jan 2020)
SHADOWS AND GHOSTS (ALONG THE ROAD BACK HOME) (Written: 2 Feb 2025)
CONSUMED BY THE CRACKS (Written 5 Aug 2025)
NIGHT WHISPERS (Written: 25 Apr 1995)
NOTHING PRISTINE (Written: 17 July 1999)
THE MANY SIDES OF GOODBYE (Written: 12 Aug 2019)
CENTER STAGE (Written: 26 May 2002)
NOT THE ONE (Written: 1 Jan 2018)
THE ESCAPE FAKE-N-FADE (SO CHARMING IN THEIR WAYS) (Written 25 Aug 2025)
A MOON TOO FULL (OF BLUE) (Written 21 Sep 2025)
A PICTURE OF WORDS (Written: 6 Nov 2017)
BURNING FOR THE LEAD (Written: 15 May 2022)
BE BOLD AND GROW (TAKE THAT ROAD AND GO) (Written: 23 July 2022)
THE COLOR AND THE BLUR (Written: 13 Jun 2020)
A TUNE IN BLUE (FROM ACROSS THE ROOM) (Written: 15 Aug 2022)
MARTINI MOONS (AND SPINNING ROOMS) (Written 4 Oct 2025)
THE GOLDEN LIES (OF GOLDEN TIMES) (Written: 17 Apr 2022)
WHEN TOMORROW COMES (SONG) (Written: 22 July 2019)
CLUTTER (Written: 15 Jun 2000)
WHEN UP FALLS DOWN (SONG) (Written: 23 July 2019)
TO STRAY AND PLAY (AMONG THE CLOUDS) (Written 26 May 2025)
FINE YOUNG MAN (Written: 1 Aug 1998)
A MONUMENTAL TOAST (Written: 1 Dec 1995)
ALL POEMS (1991 TO PRESENT – 405 TOTAL POEMS WRITTEN)
2026 (11 Poems):
THE DREAMS OF TANGERINES (DANCING THE SHEENS OF BEYONDS AND BETWEENS) (Written 17 May 2026)
FROM ACROSS THE SKIES (THEY ARRIVE) (Written 3 May 2026)
CAN YOU GIVE IT LOVE ? (Written 12 Apr 2026)
THE WAYWARD WAVES (OF SANDCASTLE FADES) (Written 10 Apr 2026)
LOST IN THE LACK (AND NO TURNING BACK) (Written: 30 Sep 2019)
WHY WE DRIVE (Written 7 Mar 2026)
YOUR EMPTY WORDS (MAKE IT WORSE) (Written 26 Feb 2026)
THE SINGING SKIES (OF DAYS GONE BY) (Written 6 Feb 2026)
LOVE IN LOW LIGHT (Written 30 Jan 2026)
A GAZE ACROSS THE LANES (THE TREMBLE AND SHAKE) (Written 18 Jan 2026)
GREAT UPON THE PAGE (OF HISTORICAL DAYS) (Written 17 Jan 2026)
2025 (23 Poems):
THE SKIES WERE HIGH (WHEN I LIVED THAT LIE) (Written 27 Dec 2025)
THE WICKED WARS (BEGIN TO BLUR-R-R-R) (Written 30 Nov 2025)
THE LINES THAT SLICE (AND DIVIDE) (Written 13 Oct 2025)
MARTINI MOONS (AND SPINNING ROOMS) (Written 4 Oct 2025)
WHEN HEROES BECOME GHOSTS (Written 28 Sep 2025)
PLACES BEYOND REACH (I DREAM) (Written 25 Sep 2025)
LOVE ON THE LINE (Written 24 Sep 2025)
A MOON TOO FULL (OF BLUE) (Written 21 Sep 2025)
WHEN YOU KNEW ME THEN (Written 2 Sep 2025)
THE ESCAPE FAKE-N-FADE (SO CHARMING IN THEIR WAYS) (Written 25 Aug 2025)
CONSUMED BY THE CRACKS (Written 5 Aug 2025)
THE WARMING WINELIGHT (Written 20 July 2025)
BREAKING THE NEED (TO REPEAT) (Written 6 July 2025)
DEEP FREEZE (EVERY PART AND PIECE) (Written 21 Jun 2025)
EYES THAT SMILE (WIDE WITH DELIGHT) (Written 30 May 2025)
TO STRAY AND PLAY (AMONG THE CLOUDS) (Written 26 May 2025)
LEFT BEHIND (A LIFE NO LONGER MINE) (Written 24 May 2025)
DREAMING OF YOU (AND ALL WE COULD BE AND DO) (Written 11 May 2025)
WHEN EYES MEET EYES (THAT SMILE) (Written 3 May 2025)
A HEARTBREAK PAVES THE WAY (FOR BETTER, BRIGHTER DAYS) (Written: 27 April 2025)
SUMMER’S AUTUMN (AGED IN GRAY) (Written 9 March 2025)
ACROSS THE LINES AND DIVIDES (LET IT SHINE) (Written: 19 Feb 2025)
SHADOWS AND GHOSTS (ALONG THE ROAD BACK HOME) (Written: 2 Feb 2025)
2024 (15 Poems):
WARMING WHISPERS AND WINE (DANCING WITH CANDLELIGHT) (Written: 29 Dec 2024)
THE SHIMMER AND SHINE (OF A LIFE LEFT BEHIND) (Written: 9 Dec 2024)
THE WARM AND WELCOME EASE (IN THE DAYS OF YOU AND ME) (Written: 1 Dec 2024)
CHASING THE WAVES (OF THE L.A. HAZE) (Written: 18 Aug 2024)
BETTER DAYS (THAN TODAY) (Written: 27 May 2024)
+BLIND IN THE DAYLIGHT (THE WHYS, WHENS, AND WHYS) (Written: 26 May 2024)
STONE PRIDE (Written: 25 May 2024)
THE RELENTLESS ROAD (OF HOPE) (Written: 13 Apr 2024)
THE SEEMING ETERNITY (OF SPRING) (Written: 12 Apr 2024)
BLINDED BY THE SMILE (Written: 12 Mar 2024)
THE FALL OF WINTERTIME (Written: 2 Mar 2024)
BURIED IN THE DEEP (A PEACE WITHIN REACH) (Written: 24 Feb 2024)
CURIOSITY CLEARLY SEES (AND WARMLY BELIEVES) (Written: 4 Feb 2024)
BLISTERS, BURNS, AND BLURS (A SCREAM BEHIND THE DOOR) (Written: 21 Jan 2024)
LIVING THE LIES (OF PARADISE) (Written: 5 Jan 2024)
2023 (21 Poems):
ONLY TOMORROWS KNOW (THAT WHICH DIMS OR GLOWS) (Written: 4 Dec 2023)
THE TUNE OF ECHOES (TELLS THE TRUTH) (Written: 15 Nov 2023)
A CRY OF SUNSHINE (Written: 12 Nov 2023)
THE NIGHTS OF WINE, RHYME, AND STARSHINE (Written: 5 Nov 2023)
A PALE GLOW OF HOPE (THAT SWALLOWS THE SOUL) (Written: 4 Nov 2023)
MOMENTS IN BETWEEN (THE SPEEDING SCREENS) (Written: 8 Oct 2023)
THE WINGMAN (Written: 30 Sep 2023)
A SENTIMENTAL SMILE (WIDE ACROSS THE DAYLIGHT) (Written: 23 Sep 2023)
TO IGNITE A LIFE (A DETERMINED DRIVE) (Written: 21 Aug 2023)
REASONS TO RHYME (LAUGHING AT THE LINES) (Written: 20 Aug 2023)
UNTIL TODAY (A SMILE IN THE SEGUE) (Written: 13 Aug 2023)
DEEP INTO THE REACH (I YEARN) (Written: 12 Aug 2023)
TO THE MOON (I MOVED YOU) (Written: 30 July 2023)
TO BECOME ANOTHER (Written: 24 July 2023)
THE ARTIST IN THE SKY (Written: 13 Apr 2023)
SUPERFICIAL SUNSHINE (I WOULD CLIMB THE SKIES) (Written: 1 Apr 2023)
A RHAPSODY ON REPEAT (I NEVER KNEW YOUR NAME) (Written: 20 Mar 2023)
REGRET SINGS RELENTLESSLY (THE HAUNTING TUNES OF TRUTH) (Written: 12 Mar 2023)
A SECRET SMILE (OF A LIFE OTHERWISE) (Written: 4 Mar 2023)
A DANCE THAT COULD NOT LAST (THE HAUNTING STRANDS) (Written: 11 Jan 2023)
YOU LOOK GOOD IN BLUE (WHEN THE MEMORY MOVES) (Written: 1 Jan 2023)
2022 (29 Poems):
WHEN BEAUTY BLEEDS (I WISH I WAS LIKE YOU) (Written: 30 Oct 2022)
HALLOWEEN ON REPEAT (I SCREAM) (Written: 16 Oct 2022)
BATHED IN TURPENTINE (THE RAINBOW SKIES GONE BY) (Written: 23 Sep 2022)
ESCAPE AND ERASE (THROUGH FIRE AND FLAME) (Written: 4 Sep 2022)
THE LOST AND LONESOME AISLES (OF GOODBYE) (Written: 3 Sep 2022)
WINE, RHYTHM, AND RHYME (A SMILE OF SPRINGTIME) (Written: 28 Aug 2022)
TO DANCE THE DAYS AWAY (AND DANCE AWAY THE DAYS) (Written: 21 Aug 2022)
INTO THE FADE (LOST UPON THE PAGE) (Written: 15 Aug 2022)
A TUNE IN BLUE (FROM ACROSS THE ROOM) (Written: 15 Aug 2022)
A WARM AND WELCOME GRAY (HAUNTS ME AGAIN TODAY) (Written: 7 Aug 2022)
THE SUMMER OF ALL TIME (Written: 7 Aug 2022)
LONE SUMMER ROAD (WITH NOWHERE TO GO) (Written: 31 July 2022)
A PALE GOODBYE (ROLLING WITH THE TIDE) (Written: 30 July 2022)
THE RELENTLESS ROAD (OF ECHOES) (Written: 24 July 2022)
BE BOLD AND GROW (TAKE THAT ROAD AND GO) (Written: 23 July 2022)
THE ROUGH AND RUGGED ROAD (WHERE ONLY SHADOWS GO) (Written: 3 July 2022)
TUNED INTO THE MOON (I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU) (Written: 2 July 2022)
THE DAYS OF CHAMPAGNE (Written: 1 July 2022)
THE CANDLELIGHT CAFE (Written: 26 June 2022)
ALMOST MINE (WHEN EVERYTHING RHYMED) (Written: 24 Jun 2022)
THE CROWN (COUNTING DOWN) (Written: 5 Jun 2022)
APPEAR (OR DISAPPEAR) (Written: 3 Jun 2022)
PAGES ON THE RUN (IT MUST HAVE BEEN FUN) (Written: 30 May 2022)
BURNING FOR THE LEAD (Written: 15 May 2022)
THE GOLDEN LIES (OF GOLDEN TIMES) (Written: 17 Apr 2022)
FUTURE SKIES (FOR ALL OF TIME) (Written: 12 Feb 2022)
WARM AND WELCOME SKIES (A SMILE OF SPRINGTIME) (Written: 12 Feb 2022)
THE SHIMMERING SANDS (WHERE THE CANDLES DANCE) (Written: 5 Feb 2022)
BEYOND THE BLUR (THE COMING OF THE CURVE) (Written: 16 Jan 2022)
2021 (21 Poems):
BROODING BLUE (SHADOWS OF TRUTH) (Written: 11 Dec 2021)
A BREATHLESS BOOK OF RAPTURE AND RHYME (A MAYA OF THE MIND) (Written: 16 Oct 2021)
A BINGE BECOMES ADDICTION (Written: 10 Oct 2021)
LIVE A LIFE SO KIND THAT EVERYONE SMILES (AND EVERYTHING SHINES) (Written: 26 Sep 2021)
PLASTIC PAPER PARADISE (YOUR LIFE IS YOUR DESIGN) (Written: 28 Jun 2021)
THE TANGERINE SKY OF GOODBYE (Written: 13 Jun 2021)
ARROGANCE ADORES YOU (Written: 23 May 2021)
A HAUNTING MEMORY (IT’S NOT EASY) (Written: 9 May 2021)
THE SEEMING ETERNITY (Written: 3 May 2021)
A LIFE OTHERWISE (Written: 14 Apr 2021)
DEEP IN THE SHADE (A PARADE OF GRAY) (Written: 3 Apr 2021)
HAUNTED BY A SMILE (Written: 2 Apr 2021)
YESTERDAY’S RACEWAYS (AND ALLEYWAY SHADES) (Written: 14 Mar 2021)
STARSHINE DIES (LAUGHING AT TIME) (Written: 28 Feb 2021)
THE VALLEYS BELOW (WHERE THE ECHOES GO) (Written: 21 Feb 2021)
ECHOES OF HOME (THE LONESOME ROAD) (Written: 16 Feb 2021)
BETTER THAN ME (Written: 14 Feb 2021)
THE LOW SIDE OF HIGH (Written: 6 Feb 2021)
A SHY SMILE (ALL THE WHILE) (Written: 24 Jan 2021)
THE DAWN BEYOND (Written: 17 Jan 2021)
2020 (25 Poems):
A LAUGHTER IN BLACK (AND NOT COMING BACK) (Written: 19 Dec 2020)
THE CANDLES STILL BURN (FOR BETTER OR WORSE) (Written: 29 Nov 2020)
THE ADVENTUROUS TYPE (Written: 24 Nov 2020)
THE DANCING REIGN (LOST IN THE TRACE) (Written: 14 Nov 2020)
WANDERING AIMLESSLY (A STREAM OF MAYBES) (Written: 8 Nov 2020)
THE SEA OF SADNESS (A MEMORY SO GREEN) (Written: 25 Oct 2020)
THE BURNING URGE (AND THE BLUR) (Written: 24 Oct 2020)
THE DISTANCE (LOVE IS LOVE) (Written: 18 Oct 2020)
IN THE DAYS OF DANCING (AND DREAMING) (Written: 27 Sep 2020)
BETTER DAYS IN THE SHADE OF RAIN (Written: 19 Sep 2020)
A DANCING DREAM (NEARLY WITHIN REACH) (Written: 16 Jul 2020)
A HONEYMOON STILL IN BLOOM (Written: 12 Jul 2020)
THE INNOCENT SCAR (Written: 27 Jun 2020)
A SMILE OF STARSHINE (Written: 23 Jun 2020)
THE ETERNITY OF SPRING (I STEPPED INTO A DREAM) (Written: 14 Jun 2020)
BEYOND THE ENTRANCE (OF THE PASSING TENSE) (Written: 14 Jun 2020)
THE COLOR AND THE BLUR (Written: 13 Jun 2020)
SOMEDAYS AND YESTERDAYS (THE ECHOES REMAIN) (Written: 9 Jun 2020)
THE WHISPER AND THE BURN (Written: 23 Apr 2020)
A MOMENT MOVED (Written: 17 Apr 2020)
THIS COVID-19 (Written: 12 Apr 2020)
BURNING, BURNING BLUE (Written: 26 Feb 2020)
THE SOMEDAY PLACE (Written: 6 Feb 2020)
A MILLION MILES BEHIND (WHEN DAYLIGHT SMILED) (Written: 15 Jan 2020)
A PLACE WITHOUT A NAME (Written: 13 Jan 2020)
2019 (23 Poems):
THE SHADE OF WATERCOLOR RAIN (Written: 28 Dec 2019)
SMILE AT THE SKY (FOR ALL THE DAYS GONE BY) (Written: 25 Dec 2019)
STARSHINE (ALL THE WHILE) (Written: 23 Dec 2019)
ACROSS THE BAY (THE DAYS WILL SAIL) (Written: 28 Nov 2019)
AN ENDLESS CHAIN (OF YESTERDAYS) (Written: 28 Nov 2019)
BEYOND THE TURN (THERE WILL STILL BE LOVE) (Written: 22 Nov 2019)
MY GREATEST BLISS (AND ALL THE HOURS MISSED) (Written: 17 Nov 2019)
NOTHINGNESS (Written: 15 Nov 2019)
LOST IN THE LACK (AND NO TURNING BACK) (Written: 30 Sep 2019)
THE SWIRLING HAZE – THE THUNDERING GRAY (I WADE INTO THE REPLAY) (Written: 4 Sep 2019)
FUTURE DAYS BEHIND (Written: 4 Sep 2019)
BURNING THE CURVE (Written: 28 Aug 2019)
YESTERDAYS ABLAZE (Written: 13 Aug 2019)
THE MANY SIDES OF GOODBYE (Written: 12 Aug 2019)
A NEW DAY DAWNS TODAY (AND EVERY DAY – SONG) (Written: 23 July 2019)
WHEN UP FALLS DOWN (SONG) (Written: 23 July 2019)
WHEN TOMORROW COMES (SONG) (Written: 22 July 2019)
IN LOVE WITH THE DARK (I ONCE HAD A HEART – SONG) (Written: 21 July 2019)
ENOUGH (SONG) (Written: 20 July 2019)
THE ELECTRIC STING (Written: 7 July 2019)
DAYLIGHT (Written: 21 June 2019)
GONE WITH THE DAWN (Written: 30 Apr 2019)
BLUE AND BROODING (Written: 9 Apr 2019)
2018 (18 Poems):
LOVER’S LANE AND LOST AGAIN (Written: 16 Dec 2018)
GONE AND FOREVER LOST (Written: 5 Dec 2018)
NO ONE, NOTHING, AND NOWHERE (Written: 2 Dec 2018)
WHAT ONCE WAS TRUE (Written: 28 Nov 2018)
THE OUTCAST (Written: 26 Nov 2018)
FAST FORWARD (Written: 17 Nov 2018)
FAR BEYOND (Written: 8 Nov 2018)
OUR FIRST KISS (Written: 22 Sep 2018)
A SIMPLE LIFE SERENE AND FREE (Written: 21 Sep 2018)
WHEN YOU SMILE (Written: 17 Jun 2018)
UNTIL IT BURNS (Written: 17 May 2018)
THE PLUMBER (Written: 15 April 2018)
AN ALMOST TOUCH (Written: 12 March 2018)
THE WAIT (Written: 4 March 2018)
THAN EVER BEFORE (Written: 4 March 2018)
THE SILENCE (Written: 27 Jan 2018)
A NEW EARTH (IN REVERSE) (Written: 24 Jan 2018)
NOT THE ONE (Written: 1 Jan 2018)
2017 (9 Poems):
CRYPTOCURRENCY (Written: 31 Dec 2017)
TWENTY-NINE: A SMILE OF WINE (Written: 13 Dec 2017)
MAD MARTINI MOON (Written: 11 Dec 2017)
THE BREW OF YOUTH (Written: 4 Dec 2017)
CANDY APPLE RED (Written: 15 Nov 2017)
WHEN YOUR HEROES BECOME YOU (Written: 12 Nov 2017)
A PICTURE OF WORDS (Written: 6 Nov 2017)
OF RESTLESS WANT (Written: 3 Oct 2017)
THE WANDERING TURNS (Written: 1 Jan 2017)
2016 (10 Poems):
THE HAUNTING INTENSITY (Written: 18 Oct 2016)
BEYOND THE HAZE (Written: 4 Sep 2016)
THE TURNING OF THE TURN (Written: 12 Aug 2016)
THE SHY GOODBYE (Written: 7 Aug 2016)
THE DYING GREEN (Written: 5 Aug 2016)
ADDICTION (Written: 27 July 2016)
THE HAUNTING HOUSE OF DREAMS (Written: 16 July 2016)
THE CALL (Written: 24 Jan 2016)
THE FALL (Written: 11 Jan 2016)
2015 (6 Poems):
THE SOOTHING SEA OF MEMORY (Written: 30 Aug 2015)
THE PAGE OF FUTURE DAYS (Written: 28 Feb 2015)
WHEN DREAMS COULD TRUST (Written: 8 Feb 2015)
THE BEGINNING OF THE END (Written: 30 Jan 2015)
2014 (9 Poems):
THE WILD AND WINDING RIDE (Written: 9 Nov 2014)
YOUR SMILING SECRET (Written: 2 Nov 2014)
WHEN LONELINESS CRIED (Written: 25 Oct 2014)
I APOLOGIZE (Written: 18 Oct 2014)
SHY BEHIND THE SMILE (Written: 11 Oct 2014)
THE TWISTING TURNING TIDES (Written: 4 Oct 2014)
WHEN THE FUTURE BECOMES THE NOW (Written: 27 Sep 2014)
BY YOUR SIDE (Written: 20 Sep 2014)
2013 (4 Poems):
THE STORM (Written: 31 Dec 2013) – m.e.
THE FAMILIAR WARMTH (OF WINE) (Written: 15 Dec 2013)
GAMES THAT SEEK TO ENTERTAIN (I TURN AWAY) (Written: 29 Sep 2013)
THE WORDS UNHEARD (TURNS AND BURNS) (Written: 5 May 2013)
2012 (3 Poems):
TO THE MOON (I WOULD HAVE FOLLOWED YOU) (Written: 22 April 2012)
A NOTE TO GOD (Written: 26 Feb 2012)
I WATCHED (FROM AFAR) (Written: 7 Jan 2012) – s.f.
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Late 1997 – 2004 [126 Poems (36+90)]:
(I’M LOOKING) FORWARD TO THE FADE (Written: 11 Sep 2004)
ETERNALLY YOURS (Written: 3 April 2004)
POLITICAL SNOW (Written: 15 Feb 2004)
IT SNOWS EVERY DAY (IN LA) (Written: 19 Sep 2003)
ADVENTUROUS PLAY (Written: 26 May 2003)
NEXT TIME (MY CANDLE OF HOPE) (Written: 30 Sep 2002)
PERCEPTIONS OF ALL (Written: 9 Sep 2002)
YOU COULD EARN A PROMOTION! (Written: 25 Aug 2002)
WORDS FOR THE COMMON HERD (Written: 21 Aug 2002)
THE PAIN THAT STILL REMAINS (Written: 12 Aug 2002)
FROM MILE TO MILE (Written: 16 July 2002)
IS LOVE NOT ENOUGH (I STILL DREAM) (Written: 16 July 2002)
THE PAIN UPON THE PAGE (Written: 16 July 2002)
A WONDERFUL TIME (Written: 1 July 2002)
CRYSTAL (Written: 30 May 2002)
TEASING MY EACH AND EVERY NEED (Written: 26 May 2002)
CENTER STAGE (Written: 26 May 2002)
THE BLADES CHURNING . . . CHURNING (Written: 4 April 2002)
MISTY WATERCOLOR WORDS (Written: 4 Mar 2002)
SURRENDER TO SHAME – I SAVOR THE PAIN (Written: 20 Jan 2002)
SCATTERED PICTURES AND WORDS (Written: 29 Oct 2001)
SOCIETY’S NEW KINGS AND QUEENS (Written: 31 Aug 2001)
SURREALISTIC (Written: 25 Aug 2001) m.e.
THE GIFT (A DREAM LIFELONG) (Written: 11 Aug 2001)
TRAILER TRASH (Written: 11 Aug 2001)
THE HOLLOW SHAPE OF GOODBYE (Written: 22 July 2001)
MORAL COMPROMISE (Written: 29 Jun 2001)
RETROSPECTIVE RAIN (Written: 2 Jun 2001)
30-MINUTE SMILE (Written: 31 May 2001)
THE CONFUSED AND THE ABSOLUTE (Written: 28 May 2001)
TWO DIMENSIONS WIDE (Written: 20 May 2001)
A HOLLOW DISGUISE (Written: 14 May 2001)
THE MEN IN MY LIFE (Written: 30 Oct 2000)
THE DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED (Written: 24 March 2000)
THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT (Written: 14 Dec 1999)
*MIDNIGHT UPON THE BLINDS (Written: 14 Aug 1999)
The Remaining 90 Poems from Late 1997 – 2004 Are Provided in the Following Book:
BURNING . . . BURNING BLUE (Poetry from Late 1997 – 2004)
Featured Poems From Above Book:
THE REST OF YOUR LIFE (Written: 14 June 2003)
MODERN DAY REFLECTION (LONDON ~ 1940) (Written: 17 May 2002)
LINGERING PICTURES AND WORDS (Written: 2 Jan 2002)
DEEP OCTOBER BREEZE (Written: 1 Nov 2001)
HISTORY’S BIGGEST JOKE (Written: 31 August 2001)
THE BOY YOU NEVER KNEW (Written: 16 Oct 2000)
MIDNIGHT YEARNING (Written: 11 Oct 2000)
TO BE ALIVE (Written: 22 Sep 2000)
WANDERING ECHOES LOST (Written: 23 July 2000)
THE LONE SHADOWED AISLES (Written: 22 July 2000)
CLUTTER (Written: 15 Jun 2000)
YOUR REMAINING DAYS WITH ME (Written: 9 Jun 2000)
CASTLES BURNING (Written: 2 Mar 2000)
FORBIDDEN HEARTS THAT HOVER (Written: 2 March 2000)
FROM EVERY SEAM (Written: 7 Feb 2000)
REMINISCENT WINE (Written: 7 Feb 2000)
THE DELICATE HALLS OF FUTURE (Written: 18 Oct 1999)
THE SPECIAL ONE (Written: 15 Aug 1999)
NOTHING PRISTINE (Written: 17 July 1999)
LIKE MICHAEL (Written: 27 Jun 1999)
WORLD ABLUR (Written: 18 Jun 1999)
THE NEON BLUE (Written: 5 Feb 1999)
A QUESTION OF DAYS (PART I AND II) (Written: 28 Dec 1998)
IN SEARCH OF SUNRISE SKIES (Written: 25 Oct 1998)
GREEN ~ NUCLEAR WINTER’S EVE (Written: 24 Sep 1998)
FINE YOUNG MAN (Written: 1 Aug 1998)
BURNING BLUE (Written: 12 Dec 1997)
1991 – Late 1997 (52 Poems):
A FAREWELL TO REASON (Poetry from 1991 – Late 1997) – Written under my pseudonym:”Echo” instead of my real name: Joseph M. Brennan Jr.
Featured Poems From Above Book:
MOONLIGHT BAY (Written: 1 Aug 1991)
DREAM INFATUATION (Written: 14 May 1994)
THE LAMPLIGHTER (Written: 14 May 1994)
NIGHT WHISPERS (Written: 25 Apr 1995)
CITY STALINGRAD (1942) (Written: 25 May 1995)
LIPSTICK TEASE (Written: 30 Sep 1995)
NIGHT DANCES (Written: 21 Oct 1995)
A MONUMENTAL TOAST (Written: 1 Dec 1995)
A ROLL AWAY KISS (Written: 31 Dec 1995)
A FAREWELL TO REASON (Written: 20 Mar 1996)
WATERCOLOR RAIN (Written: 16 Jun 1996)
LISA LINGERS (Written: 10 Sep 1996)
GHOST CHANNELS (Written: 27 Sep 1996)
REUNION FOR A NIGHT (Written: 29 Nov 1996)
FOR FEAR OF BRIDGES (Written: 10 Jan 1997)
FINAL PHOTOGRAPHS (Written: 25 Jan 1997)
THE STARRING ROLE (Written: 26 Jun 1997)