I Was a College Dropout

Get ready to appreciate the ordinary and consider the profound in this dazzling collection of poems.<p>In the title poem the narrator pays homage to the French horn writing in part:<p>The mellow mouth of my French horn<br>is worth all the jade or silver<br>or the superficial birthright<br>of an old family of scholars<br>that I'd trade for Scottish whiskey<br>and the junk I learned in college.<p>While a portion of the poem Dollar Rose reads: <p>Won't you buy a dollar rose sir <br>for your sweetheart or your wife?<br>For such a thing of beauty<br>it's a very special price.<p>Whether you are looking for the melancholy the inspirational or simply the offbeat you will surely enjoy the poetry in <i>I Was a College Dropout: The French Horn Was My Mistress</i>.