I starting writing poetry while at Penn State in the early 1970's. My poems were published in several school journals at the time and were well received. But a general lack of interest in publishing and the intricacies of life sidetracked me for a while. However, as I once promised (or some might say threatened) I've finally assembled a sampling of my poems. And written a few more, much to my own astonishment. I grew up in Pennsylvania and now live in Texas. I'm married to the lovely Rita Marie and we have two adult children. My other interests include Anglo-American poetry, history, forestry,...