Wine Me, Dine Me, Dance Me, Romance Me

Wine Me, Dine Me, Dance Me, Romance Me, reads like an evolving
collage of romantic experiences framed in poetic style. In many ways, the
collection represents an autobiographical sketch in romance. It begins by
providing snapshots of the author’s early relationships, evolves to romantic
accounts as viewed through the eyes of a fictional son, and concludes with
romantic descriptions provided by that son’s daughter. The collection has
a traditional table of contents, a second one titled, “Musical Inspiration,”
and a third titled, “Photographic Images.”
The second table of contents illustrates the author’s desire to match
specific majority rhythm and blues songs such as “Ain’t No Way,” to each
poem. In the short run, the author envisions that the collection will be made
available (a) in electronic form, (b) as a paperback, and (c) for hardcover
distribution. In addition, owing to the musical theme, the author anticipates
that the collection can be presented in audio book form. In the long run,
the author anticipates that it may be possible to package the collection in a
stage production format (complete with a speaker, background music, and
Power Point images—with optional dance choreography).
The third table of contents shows the author’s ability to enhance the
spirit and mood of each poem by linking them to a digital image obtained
from the corbisimage.com website. The majority of the digital images
were based upon floral themes such as “Close-Up View of a Pink Rose,”
and landscape themes such as “Wildflowers at Malibu Beach.” Several
digital image selections such as “Glass of Wine with Cork and Rosebuds,”
departed from the floral/landscape pattern in order to further highlight a
unique mood.