From Midnight Till Dawn

Thomas Reed has been writing poetry over the span of four decades. Philosophical, political, poignant, or romantic, his poems run the gamut of life-whether about political history, like the "Dirge" with hidden innuendos about John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr. Richard Nixon, Mother Teresa, and Bosnia; or romantic poems like "Mortals Cry" or "The Last Poem" Also found are prophetic nuggets like "Journey Within" "Obliteration" and "Jerusalem" His early struggle with suicidal thoughts can be seen in the poems "Trial" "Changes" and "Thoughts on the Night of 10-19-76" But his triumph over the menacing darkness can be seen in "The Answer" His broad range of thirty-three different vocations-including host of a Miami Beach restaurant, sound man and roadie, construction laborer, youth pastor, tree trimmer in New Orleans, and a variety of others-has helped to collectively paint this collage of life experiences called From Midnight till Dawn.