This author being retired and having retired from the New York State Parks Commission was a lover of nature. He wrote about the beauty of the earth and his love for gardening. Holidays had always been special family times and this author wrote about each holiday as he remembered growing up as a child and the importance of each whether fun holidays or spiritual Holy Days. This author had always liked to write puns or play around with words and phrases. Many poems of roses are red and violets are blue have come into play with his challenges in writing. This author had written many poems for the Starlite Café Internet and many times had taken the Ten Word Challenges that had been offered to him. This author enjoyed writing about his pet beagle, his neighbors and special people that had touched his life. He also enjoyed writing poems of laughter and ones that would interest children. This is a book that this author hoped would reach the hearts and minds of people of all ages.