Silent Echoes

About the Book

This book contains a variety of poems about love, nature, life, religion, and my past experiences. I hope this variety will appeal to a broad cross section of society. I have been encouraged by the fact I have had positive responses concerning just about every type of poem. Originally I just wrote poems for my own satisfaction. Then, about seventeen years ago, we had a granddaughter borne with cystic fibrosis, and I wrote "Our Granddaughter Reta". When I wrote this poem I decided to add to my modest collection and have it published as a fund raiser for CF. This book is the result.
My poetry is primarily traditional, lyrical poetry, with a few exceptions.

I hope you enjoy it.

About the Author

Hi, my grandpa John wrote the poems in this book over a number of years, starting when I was just a baby. He has now been able to print it and wants to donate the proceeds to CF research. With the recent developments in research we feel a cure is not far away. I’m now 17 years old. With the median age of CF patients now in the mid thirties, this means my life is approximately half over. However, with the results our research teams are now having, I’m sure I will soon be able to live a normal life span. Thank you for helping me live to realize this goal.