UPON THE ECSTASY

This book consists of poetry in free verse of a predominately autobiographical nature with a strong moral and ethical perspective derived in part from the author's Buddhist faith and Judeo-Christian background and in part from his experience as an environmental governmental attorney artist and lifelong naturalist and outdoorsman. Native American conservationism and a concern with climate catastrophe were frequently driving forces in the germination of these works. The poems generally have a narrative flow which in combination with a deliberate use of colloquial expressions is intended to make reading them a pleasure rather than a chore as is frequently the case with much contemporary poetry.