Lilacs in Lavender Light

The memories of the poets childhood loom large in these image-rich poems. Lilacs in Lavender Light is filled with wonderfully rhythmic poems: the green Eden of grandfathers grass the lilac hedge hugging the grounds the May foaming of spiria. Boyhood friendships and the dawning of sexuality are touchingly recalled. Later poems deal lovingly with the loss of his wife of fifty-seven years and his life as an aging grandfather. Shot through with a wry nostalgia and a keen eye for remembered detail this collection will leave a lasting impression on the reader.Lilacs in Lavender Light is filled with lush light-brushed imagery caught in the perfect prism of the poets memory and his profound recollections of what others might let fade. This collection will waken your memories.