poems as windows to a soul, unrestrained by a social role i begin life sitting behind the curtain, i now write to stand, front and certain Beautiful and complete, phrases and poems with meaning. Written to be read, published to breathe, with words which please. Words written to create thought and compassion. Read in private time. Rest your warm hands. One hundred and forty-three representations in prose of feelings in form. Come along with the author and take a stand. Reading through the storm with art to stir and to steady the soul. My stories inside are objects of pride. With seasoned simple reason, and soft rhyme, a lifetime of topics resides. There are starts and stops with personality parts and many soft darts. This book is a parade of poems and an array of ideas. The poems are a gallery of personal impressions presenting a life’s line on exhibit and a glimpse inside a hidden mind and healing heart. I grew in self-knowledge and expression while working on these poems. There is a parallel growth in the expressive nature of each poem as the chapters evolve. The chapters unfold as my life has drawn on. Each chapter runs concurrently in time and takes a broad hold around the poems they cradle. The poems are reflections and impressions of interpersonal interactions during my growth and development. Framing, one man’s life’s norms presented in chapter form. Born in silence and wandering in darkness, growth in prayer and renewal in friendship. To be in wonder of the wander and the faith born in passing the end of the walk can be in love. Each verse serves as reflection and recognition while I have gone my way.