The author is currently a resident of central Delaware. When not writing or indulging his passion for flight or scuba diving, he pursued his goal of continuing education graduating from the Community College of the Air Force, Wesley College and Wilmington University, earning a Master’s degree in education. A native of Westerville, Ohio, he served twenty-four years in the United States Air Force—initially in the field of aircraft maintenance, then later as an air traffic controller for nineteen years.
In neighboring park, beneath the
sunlit, pink and white canopy
of the blossoming cherry trees
an older man bent and gray,
...
Look ever forward, ever onward,
Strive to focus beyond the
Limitations of the immediate.
Seek out to experience the
...
Beyond sand and shore,
vast waters of a mighty sea
spread out before Him;
its waves— spirited, steadfast,
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I always think of her no matter time of day
No matter the influences that come my way,
Though parted by distance and trials of day
She is with me no matter come what may.
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Don’t exactly know
When I fell from grace,
Nor—too—the wedding vows
That couldn’t keep pace;
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