Old Pine and Other Poems From a Long and Fortunate Life

Author: Porter Halyburton Binding Style: Hardcover with Dust Jacket ISBN: 9798986817286 Pages 206   "Contemplative and Inspiring"   Spanning more than six decades, Old Pine presents poems and lyrics of a full, reflective, and meaningful life. Representing a lifetime of experiences and reflections Porter Halyburton has assembled more than one hundred of his writings composed throughout the seasons of his life. Included are early poems written while still a student, poems written while a prisoner of war in North Vietnam, poems of family and friendship and poems of love and loss. Also included are poems of nature, animals, and the sea. Finally, there are poems of memory and of philosophical musings. His poetry represents things and experiences that are common and uncommon. In each poem there are thoughts collected over many years and presented with clarity and simplicity. Readers will find reflections and words that provide wisdom and lift the spirit. ***  Drawing upon a lifetime of exp