NATURE

Jenny, thank you so much. Nature has always been valuable to me since I was very young. Our family had little money and our neighbourhood was the same. When I was eight in 1950 we had little to do since there were no orgqnized sports and that is not all that bad. Most boys in our neighbourhood of WW11 Veteran families joined the Boy Cubs then Boy Scouts. Our primary fun time was camping in lean-to's, hiking, swimming, etc. all related to no cost activities. So I loved Nature beginning at a very young age.  

Your kind remark is very generous. Thank you.  

Thank you, Nolan &... I pray over everything during my writing to share feelings from and feeling what the eyes see and heart feels from the subject I must write about. I can smell the land as I hike and camp in my memories as I am presently unable to repeat the magnificent adventures over the past 70 years since falling in a love of nature. I read a number of your poems and your heart translates feelings into powerful images. You write creatively and do not repeat stale cliches. My poetry mentor Raymond Souster eventually had 52 hard cover books published by various publishers, told me in 1965 in Toronto. DO NOT COPY ANYONE'S STYLE -- CREATE YOUR OWN NICHE -- READ TO SMALL GROUPS IN LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS, CHURCH GROUPS, COFFEE HOUSES, RESTAURANTS, STREET CORNERS, ETC, for feedback .There are many young women who love poetry -- my beautiful wife, Esther does, and even so after almost 44 years of marriage. Keep writing and experimenting. --Richard L. Provencher ps. there is a lady out there just waiting for you to tell her how you feel about her.