Strands of MemoryMy Swan Song is a collection of sweet and bittersweet memories that reveals the authors successes and failures dreams and fantasies strengths and weaknesses It tells stories and draws word pictures celebrating life in more than 140 poems The author shares thoughts and feelings about his experiences over a period of more than eightyfive years It commemorates people in the authors life and their loves friendships courage and strengths It tells stories and draws word pictures about love family friendship work war nature life and death The collection also sings the songs of his life his joys and sorrows It chronicles incidents events and the things that have troubled hurt and pleased the author and his family and friends In short the book describes relationships and events that have made his life more meaningful and rewarding as well as challenging The events and situations described in both rhyme and blank verse include many to which readers will readily relate because they have shared similar experiences In short the poems will touch the readers heart mind and soul