The title poem of Amidst the chilling storm was

inspired by my father as he was telling me stories

of when he was a shepherd boy fending off the

wild storms and chasing the cunning wolves as

he was trying to protect his flock of sheep.

The book is a collection of my earliest poems and the

poem Beauty rises above the weeds is inspired by my

mother who always instilled in me a nostalgic yet simple

way to reflect beauty I was also inspired by Chuck Norris

to write the poem win every fight as he always did

win in all of his martial arts movies. And the poem

Streetfighter was inspired by Jean Claude Van Damme

who moves passionately glorious in every film.

As always I wish the reader some happy moments

reading my poetry for whom I share with all.