This is a collection of poetry written beginning in 1975 until the early 1990s. The writing of the poems was done based upon direct life experiences, events or inspirations found in day-to-day living. The poems cover a wide range of topics, yet focus, for the most part, on how we view love, our relationships, and dealing with life as a whole. The author uses a style that came, in part, from his Grandmother. She was greatly influenced by the tone and craft of Longfellow and Frost. While he is not a poet by trade, his work weaves an interesting and sometimes amusing tapestry of one man's journey through his youthful years. ppbrp