A Book of 40 Poems

Originally compiled as an excerpt from the novel, "The Good Life: 'Lil Bit A Plenty", this book of 40 poems speaks to the chronicling of Island life and ancestry that is revealed in the first twenty two pieces. The additional eighteen pieces were written to achieve a compliment of40 poems, thus you have "A Book of 40 Poems". There is a story behind each of the first 22 poems that is preceded by a brief explanation that brings the poem into perspective for those who may not have read the novel. Similarly, the subsequent poems are preluded by the authors explanation of them. The first of the additional 18 poems was inspired by a horrific event that took the lives of nine persons who were living out their purpose and in a blink of an eye, were gone. The remaining seventeen poems are a miscellaneous compilation that address life, humanity and nature.