Wow - this hurt, cut deep. This collection is filled with sorrow and hope -

My favorite line:

"When I sit down to write,
tragedy spits in my eye."

Can I relate to that!

Carmen

Thanks for the pleasure of reading. I liked your poetry. You have good skills, and I definitely liked the way you organized the work so it ties together. BTW I lived in Arlington, Virginia in 1965.

One star and one vote for you!

Carmen

magnificent book, Dennis, and often heartwrenching, but the beauty always comes out. Bravo, bravissimo.

Hi Dennis,
Interesting to see the themes running through nearly forty years of writing - the transience of winter, the beauty of sunlight on a snow-covered scene etc. This book has everything from great sorrow to self-deprecating humour.

I liked your style in that your words evoked images of what you experienced in a very vivid way. It wasn't hard to imagine what you were describing. Nice work.

A Great Chunk of Personal Experiences.
It is indeed very true, and quite obvious that write-ups of such deep reflections draw heavily from personal experiences and sensibilities of the writers. Very reflective in retrospect and with a plaintive undertone.

I like your mixture of seriousness spiced with a very hilarious sense of humour. You made me laugh uncontrollably with the vivid picture you painted with your dramatic fall when learning how to ski at the age of 45. Very funny to imagine you tumbling all the way down the Bunny Hill with legs and hips twisted into grotesque positions, and your kids laughing with every bounce. Very funny indeed. I can even see humour twinkling in your eyes in your profile photograph.

Good work and very good sense of humour. I enjoyed reading all of your poems.
- Dela Bobobee

For me anyway! Dark December was very sad. I like I came upon a snow-filled field too.

Hi I have read your poems and I like the dying dear one-quite a visual read. In the first poem - should the line trees without a delicte leave... be actually leaf? The article 'a' dictates the singular. Or you could leave out the 'a' and make leaves plural and that would be correct.

Anyway, very nice. I have voted for you. I was going to enter myself but did not have enough to make the min pages.

Hi Dennis,
Your poetry is moving, thoughtful, and definitely soulful. My favorites were "Temple of Love" and "Clicking of Steel Boots", both of which had cautionary messages tucked within verses that reflect a true reverence for Nature. Thank you for sharing, and best of luck to you in this contest.
Incognito