Hay-Ku of the Day (A Selection of Favorite OOMM Endorsements)

"Richard’s Haiku are as little Blossoms on the Tree of Life. From the One source they arise, expressed through one man’s later life...

"...Echoes praising God through his own voice. Reading them, One smiles in remembrance. 

"The following selection says it all. Read the book for the simple joy of it. 

"Pure awareness wed

To limitless sensation

Gives birth to being. 

“I am that by which

I know I am” conscious of 

Present existence. 

"For man to know God

It must really be God who

Knows Himself in man. 

"Though reflected in 

The circumstance, God is 

Found at the center."

Michael -- Author of a little known Non-Dual classic entitled, "Allone."

[Rich Note: Several shorter favorites:

(1) This first-hand account of life’s realities experienced by Richard in warfare and years of reflection as an airline pilot is powerful in its portrayal of gratifying, sobering and, at times, shocking truths we all need to face in life.” -- Rev. Dr. John R Howell, Executive Chairman, Transforming Leadership, Inc

(2) "We exist in a modern world of overpowering and relentless gray noise, bombarded and abased at every turn with a plethora of meaningless flat shades of vacant information, an overcast of empty platitudes.  Through this morass of numbing proportions comes Richard’s brilliant anthology – a sunburst of radiant colors to wash away the gray.  Truth erupts from the pages in dazzling pyrotechnic fashion.”  -- Frank Lyons, UAL 777 Captain; President, FJL Consulting, USAF , retired."

(3)  "Out of My Mind and Back to My Senses is a rare treasure. Flawlessly combining poetry and philosophy this work is both artistically inspiring and thought provoking. A must read for any thinking person. Richard is by far one of the most innovative thinkers I have ever encountered ….His work is fresh, beautiful, intelligent and ingenious.” -- Lynette Robinson, 2005 Princeton graduate

(4) "One has to know how well rounded Richard is to fully appreciate his fertile and productive mind. His ability to encapsulate complicated and controversial issues is represented in his style of haiku. They are thought provoking and emotionally stimulating. His ability to get to the core of issues is well suited to this form of poetry. This collection is timeless.” -- Ira L. Fox M.D., Psychiatrist