Meditations - a collection of sweet and bittersweet memories reveals the author's successes and failures, dreams and fantasies, strengths and weaknesses. It tells stories and draws word pictures celebrating life in more than 200 poems. The author shares thoughts and feelings about his experiences over a period of more than 80 years. The collection sings the songs of his life, his strengths and weaknesses. It describes incidents, events and the things that have troubled, hurt and pleased the author and his family. Bill has been writing poetry for 25 years and has published more than 30 poems. To him, verse, both blank and rhyming, is an invaluable means of helping him to heal, survive, and grow. In short, the book describes relationships and events that have made his life more meaningful and rewarding.