The poems in this book comprise a small set from Richard's lifetime work of poetry. He has been studying and writing poetry as well other kinds of literature for over six decades. Richard is a practitioner in the field of software engineering, and has also published many articles in technology journals. He has a PhD in his profession, and still teaches graduate-school level computer science courses. He continues to make time for his other interests, including literature, ballroom dancing, and Judo. His Judo rank is Fourth Degree black belt and he trains and coaches in the Judo dojo as often as possible.