Turning to the Sunset Poems

When My First Book Of Poetry Driving Toward The Moon Was Published In 2005 I Had No Thoughts Of A Second Volume. For The First Book I Had The Luxury Of Selecting What I Considered My Best Poems From A Bounty Of Material Written Over The Past 25 Years. Then Nearing My 70Th Birthday It Seemed Unlikely That I Would Have Another 25 Years Of Writing Ahead Of Me. Yet Three Years Later I Had Enough Poems Which I Felt Were Worthy Of A Second Book The Earth Behind My Thumb Published In 2008. ''Here I Am Back Again With Turning To The Sunset. This Time The Road Had More Obstacles And Distractions Along The Way But I Hope The Resulting Small Collection Will Succeed In Evoking The Pleasures And Pains Of Common Memories.''