"We play music. / But you want more. / You want something and someone new. / Am I right? / Of course I am. / I know what you want. / You want ecstasy / Desire & dreams. / Things not exactly what they seem." Poems 1966-1971, page 11

"People need Connectors / Writers, heroes, stars, / leaders / To give life form...Ceremonies, theater, dances / To reassert Tribal needs & memories / a call to worship, uniting / above all, a reversion / a longing for family & the safety magic of childhood." Poems 1966-1971, page 14

"Between childhood, boyhood / adolescence / & manhood (maturity) there / should be sharp lines drawn w/ /Tests, deaths, feats, rites / stories, songs and judgments." Poems 1966-1971, page 22

"Old men worship w/ long / noses, old soulful eyes. / Young girls worship, / exotic, indian, w/ robes / who make us feel foolish / for acting w/ our eyes. / Lost in the vanity of the senses / which got us where we are. / Children worship but seldom / act at...