Amidst the Chilling Storm

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 alw