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Into the Land of the Midnight Sun is the third volume of poems (The Star Road, Volume 1 and Doctrine of the Moon, Volume 2) written to accompany the treasure fleets series (A Story: Love and Land Discovered and A Story Hope Returns). As she continues to write her poems for him and he for her, they are a world apart. Their love grows as they try to find a way to be together again.

A volume of poems written to accompany the Treasure Fleets series. The characters write a series of poems as they journey on the voyage of the treasure fleets across the seas. Words written to record their passions, emotions as they travel.

The Mountain Valleys is the second in the Canticles series. It is a collection of words which became poems of my soul. They are a continuation of the way in which I seek to convey unto you what my soul yearns to express. In simple words that paint as if they are an art form all their own. Words can be crafted by the manner in which they are aligned. Which word follows one another. Then the use of punctuation and spacing to induce one to pause and give reflection. These poems are mine, yet they are of the cosmos meant to be heard and shared.

The Sunflower Fields is the first in The Canticles series. It is a collection of words which became poems of my soul. They are meant for you the reader to enjoy as you move the words across your tongue and mind speaking them to your own soul. Each poem is about the beauty which is within the flowers which follow the sun in their day to day existence seeking its rays to grow and flourish. They are written by my hand, but they are not meant to be kept still upon the page. They are seeking to be released and, in that freedom, find your soul. Listen.

Far and Away is a true story about the journey which we all have begun. And it continues as we progress along the pathways. Written to inspire and encourage. The words are a poem from the soul. My soul to your soul. Listen to them as they speak. Share them as they are meant to be with all others who are among us.

River of Stars is a volume of poems in a series. Poems are inspired by many different occurrences. River of Stars is just such a volume. The poems are inspired by the natural world and the cosmic realm. In them I find meaning, intrigue, and understanding as I seek to convey in simple concise statements what has caused me to stop and pause, then write. Each writing is simply just that, a writing. When one can write without debating the substance and the subject the words drift onto the page. The pen struggles to keep pace.

The Little Book Cliffs is a volume of poems in the series. As with other volumes in the series, The Little Book Cliffs is inspired by things which have transpired in my life and throughout my journeys. Those that caused me to reflect and write each moment is now that memory captured. As I have delved into the words and the way in which one can craft them for meaning, I have been blessed. For it is a skill that was with me all my life just now returning as my soul awoke again.

Writings on the Wall is a series of poems begun when my father was getting weaker as the aging process continued to decrease his abilities. I was with him when he went to the ER and then into ICU. When I was sitting with him talking with him, he would often point to the corner in the room and say who is writing on the wall.

Each young boy who grows into manhood has several rites of passage among them are his first encounter with the opposite sex, his first kiss, his first date, his first job, and his first paycheck. But most of all he remembers his first car that he bought with his own money. It is this rite that will be his most cherished memory in time. For as the days pass the women in his life will and go. Some staying longer than others. Some only a brief interlude along the shores of the sands. Others will remain lifelong companions. Only a few will be the true friends they claim to be.

In my soul, as in your soul, as in each of our souls there are poems just waiting to be written and thus read or listened to. These which I have written are for you to enjoy as you listen and add your own. Take the time to reach for the pen and paper and find yours in your own soul that which is there. As the words come together in their verse you will understand better who you are and how you came to be. May you share them with others as I have with you.

The use of words push the listener to new insights. On new journeys. Contemplate new images. They are used to convey a thought, invoke an image, create a passion in the person who listens to the poem. That is my hope. That is my purpose. That is the reason these words flow so easily now. Once again, pen and paper have come into use for me.