My poetry book 'Poems and Prose by a Simple Country Boy', started in 1990 with my first poem 24 years ago. God starts things off. My faith has been my guiding light throughout my life, these pages grew out of that faith which carried me through my lifetime adventures. Family means the world to me, there are only a few pages, but they are my life and blood. Love, this is a large category. I believe love is the true essence of society. Love breathes life into our souls and bring society together. Life, a truly precious gift given to us by God. Life is to be lived and participated in, not something to just stand on the sidelines and watch it go by. Suicide, this is very introspective category. Though short, it is also personal. Olympics, a sport I loved when I was younger, and two ideas sparked this category. Race/Slavery, these are two ideas which I hope you will feel something when reading them. Devil, the counterpart to God. These took me through the darkness where I feel the Devil resides. Dreams, everyone needs dreams. I hope these make you think of your own dreams and maybe spark you to act on one or two of your own dreams as it is never too late. General, ah the fun category. These are all over the place, they each came at unique times via different ideas. So, explore with an open mind. Therapy, I had a very traumatic event in 2020. These poems and prose came out of my therapy from December 2022 through January 2024, with the therapist who saved my life. Prison, these poems came about through ideas that came to me from different individuals. These individuals were inmates in the minimum-security prison in Bismarck, ND. where I first worked when I moved to Bismarck in February 2024. Now read, explore your thoughts and feelings while reading these pages. Let preconceptions go and just enjoy yourself, you never know what you might find.