This book is dedicated to my sons, Shane and DeJuan; my mother, Corrie Conley; my stepfather, Timothy Conley; (in loving memory) my father, Loade Johnson Sr.; my brothers, Loade Johnson Jr., (in loving memory) Sylvester Johnson, (in loving memory) Jimmy Johnson, Donell Johnson, and Dr. Jerry Johnson; my grandchildren, Shayla Breann, Sydney Felice, Shane Timothy Jr., Braelynn; and my two beautiful daughters-in-law, Felicia and JaQkia Lasenby.
Since publishing Poems on Occasion in 2004, I have experienced many seasonal changes in my life. The most devastating occurrence was the breakup of my...