Poems of Life

About the Book

These poems were written by a retired physician who had never had any experience as a professional writer. He had always had a love of poetry, but didn't have the time to pursue this endeavor. He learned early on that he had an aptitude for poetic writing. He was encouraged by his wife and many close friends who read some of his first poems. These poems cover a large range of events which could be encountered in life. The poems are encompassing enough that people from many cultural and ethnic backgrounds should be able to find them quite interesting. They are not based in totality on any specific occurrences which the author encountered. His life as an Afro- American, growing up in the South during the era of Segregation and during the Great Depression did have a great influence on his writing.

About the Author

Charles Henry Harrison has always had an interest in poetry, but never had the time until he retired. He was born and raised on a farm near a village in Northern Virginia, located at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. He has a Bachelor Science Degree and a Medical Degree.