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(Rewritten for the masses) (DJ: Smiling - about the "king" thing) I referred to the "king" in a couple of different poems. There is a lot of history behind it. I am the king of xanadu (hence my use of the word in my email address etc.) Xanadu was my kingdom (my house and home) and I was treated as a king and I treated her like the princess that she was. She left me for another man and threw the kingdom into chaos and (as Kenny Rogers put it) "Darby's Castle tumbled to the ground." There is more. If you read The Warrior (http://www.postpoems.com/cgi-bin/show_bio.cgi?userid=renaissance622) (by far my personal favourite - and in fact the name of my book) you will note the part about building castles "in the rain." The "rain" is the many tears I cried - and still do for my loss of my kingdom and my princess. The destruction was massive and I have yet to sort out the pieces. I am sure many more works will come out of the "kingdom." The child in the story is primarily my youngest son (now 20) who still rips at my heart strings. The child is also myself trying to regroup. As you may have noted I am extremely sensitive, sentimental, and a hopeless romantic. I am a little naive and have a white knight syndrome. I think everyone is basically good and caused myself pain by overlooking the lesser traits in the "masters". I fall in love at the drop of a hat and usually so deeply that one can only consider my life one big fairy tale (unfortunately complete with dragons and villains.) I have yet to find someone who can love as deeply as I (Well...) - but I refuse to give it up. I have the misfortune to be human with all the faults that go along with that. I am intelligent so I venture farther into forbidden territories than most with a spirit of discovery and amazement, crossing boundaries I have no business crossing. This part of my "free" spirit has cost me a lot... Like the character in the novel "Tom Jones" I can't stay away from women and I love them better than the ones they love, with more caring and giving and understanding than they can handle. I am there for THEM and I believe that "service to others is the rent we pay for our room here on earth." This probably sounds a little fantastic to you but it is a world I have created for myself that is full of adventure, spirit, and excitement. Each day is life renewed and life is the most exciting adventure we will ever have - is it not?