I Forgot My Pants

About the Book

THIS BOOK, I FORGOT MY PANTS IS A COLLECTION OF POEMS COLLECTED OVER TIME FROM MY LIFE INSPIRED BY MY WIFE ANNETTA AND BY VARIOUS OTHER SOURCES THROUGHOUT MY LIFE. THIS BOOK HAS A WIDE RANGE OF POETRY STRETCHING THOUGH MANY SUBJECTS. THIS BOOK HARKENS BACK TO THE OLD STYLE OF POETRY, WHEN POETRY WAS ABOUT RHYMING, YOU WILL NOT FIND PROSE HERE. IT HAS BEEN ENJOYABLE COMPILING THIS POETRY AND I HOPE THAT IT IS AS ENJOYABLE IN THE READING.

About the Author

DONALD BATEY, THE AUTHOR OF THIS BOOK. BORN TO AN UNEDUCATED, POOR FAMILY. BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL WORKING IN THE FIELDS DOING IRRIGATION WORK. MARRIED THREE TIMES, DIVORCE THE FIRST TIME, DEATH THE SECOND AND BLESSED ENOUGH TO MEET THE WOMAN OF MY DREAMS THE THIRD TIME AROUND. WORKING IN VARIOUS JOBS AS I TRAVELED THROUGH ADULTHOOD, AND FINDING LITTLE SATISFACTION THROUGH THE PROCESS. ALTHOUGH I DABBLED IN POETRY IN MY TWENTIES, IT WAS NOT AT THAT TIME ANYTHING THAT I CONSIDERED A CAREER. NOW IN MY LATE FIFTIES I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT POETRY WAS WHAT I SHOULD HAVE DEVOTED MORE TIME WITH AND FINDING IT WORTHY OF SHARING WITH OTHER PEOPLE.