A biography for Richard L. Ratliffhasn’t been written yet.
“Do your thoughts continue and repeat a cycle Seed, growth, bloom, and seed again”
“As the sun sinksIt casts that silver bridgeAcross the lake”
“There is nothing to fearFrom your reflection”
“Your kiss swallows meAnd engulfs my very soul”
“Life is the night skyAll the dots of stars are happiness”
“You have been the pillowI lay my weary soul upon”
“Through the dark night chasing the morning lightThat headlight streaming white through the night”
“I'm the cover of a book,Whose pages are still being written”
“Time is passing : not leaden steppingBut sprinting on winged feet,Quick silver slipping by.”
“subway stations...passengers who token through life”
“Life doesn't revolve around youIt revolves around those you love”
“I tend the flowers of my mindWatering our memories as they bloom”
“When you build a house You nail down memories Paint and stain the fabric of time”
“Coming down life's highwayAt ninety mile an hour I want to slideWith bad brakes and bald tiresInto my final parking space”
“In the wind that ruffles through the treesI can find thoughts of you whispering to me”