Harry E Gilleland Jr

Poetry by an Elderly, Liberal, White Guy Harry E Gilleland Jr

This book contains the poetry written by the author between January of 2012 and June of 2017. These 100 storoems and poems involve a variety of poetic formats, including fifty-two free-verse, forty-three rhyming, and five acrostic works. A variety of topics is addressed, including subjects affecting being elderly (ten poems), political matters viewed from the author's liberal outlook (fifteen poems), as well as other subjects (seventy-five poems) from Nature to TV designing shows to general aspects of life. The tone of various poems ranges from somber to downright humorous. These 100 poems will engage the reader's emotions, be thought-provoking, and will entertain for hours. This poetry is easy to understand and is enjoyable to all readers, even to those who claim they do not usually like poetry. This poetry captures the author's reflections on many aspects of daily life, from running errands, taking photographs, facing one's mortality, parenting, childhood memories, Christmas ornaments as a tour through life, watching 'Wheel of Fortune' with a good puzzle solver, the effects of designing TV shows, aspects of Nature, America's cultural history, the perils of being elderly, and dealing with Trump as president. Readers of all ages will find subjects of interest to them, from small daily events to life-changing national issues.