I want to let everyone know about the new book by my friend, Rafael Stoneman. It is a collection of poems written without artifice or doubt by a man with a guileless heart. Rafael’s hand is always extended in friendship. Take it! Advaita Heart is available here:
One of my favorites of this collection is:
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LIAR
You are a criminal because you broke
into my heart. You cornered me and
murdered the ‘my’.
You are a thief because you stole
my mind. You confronted me and
sabotaged my soul.
You are a liar because you promised I
would be enlightened. You made the
‘I’ dissolve and left only yourself.
You are a cheat because you stacked
the deck and preyed on my need to
gamble. You forced me to surrender
when I had no other choice.
You are a harlot because your lips
swore that I was your only love.
You made me fall mad for you and
find out I am not the only One!
Rafael Stoneman
THE FLOOD PLAIN, POEMS BY CHARLIE HOPKINS 
Thank you my friend!
I just looked up the word guileless, i am touched u use that word to describe me
I know guileless when I see it.
You are a good friend to him Charlie! And well deserved!
I hope I am a friend to Rafael and yours as well, Don. Thank you.
You are Charlie! May we have many more intellectual sharing of minds!
Rafe, congratulations on the book!
Thanks Rob
I always figured I had a choice…