On the Beaten Path

The book I have written is a conquest and triumph.  It has taken 3 or 4 decades of living and learning about life and having material to write about.

I chose the title “On The Beaten Path” because it conveys a variety of emotions and being beat up emotionally.

This book has five sections pertaining to each category.  I wanted each poem in that section to relate to that section.  This book has been a long and rewarding experience to me and hope people will enjoy it as the feeling are mine and may relate to others.

The poems reveal the emotions of the heart and from a sensitive heart and soul.  The poems reveal a philosophical nature and the individual dealing with inner strength and struggles.

The sections contain love, life’s experiences, change of the seasons, inner thoughts, memories, and thought in the attic.

This book is a labor and love.  My friends have waited for this book in a long time.  I am glad I took the time to do this.

His life was one of nurturing and adventure in rural Arkansas.  He was taught along with his brother at an early age the world of books and learning by his parents.  At the age of 8, he was writing poems.

His teenage years were far from perfect.  He was a bright young man, but socially he felt like he was outside looking in.  He was taunted and made fun of, and was even beaten by the male classmates.

Through the years, he was married and lived in Dallas and was always around his niece when she was growing up.  However, when she turned 18, she left me.  I still have my parents and brother?  Have moved back to Stuttgart, AR.