First Fruits is a project of love and long suffering. It was name First Fruits because it is the first of several writings that I have been working on. It is the first to be completed based upon its content. It is the fruit of my labors and a sort of ‘rites of passage’, from obscure self to accomplished writer.

First Fruits is a book of poems that were written to inspire the reader. The poems in this book have been divided into three sections.

The first section, INSPIRATION, consists of poems that inspire. Poems like “Happy Time” are meant to make you want to take time out for yourself.

The next section, REFLECTIONS, is composed of poems which cause you to think or wonder about ordinary, everyday situations. This section will have you running from police in the poem, “Cries”, or merely wishing you had a few minutes more to spend
on the simple things in life as mentioned in the poem, “One More Time”.

The final section, “MOTIVATION”, is just what it says. It is a collection of poems that are intended to motivate you. Poems like, “Your Dreams”, and “I’m Too Busy Chasing Rainbows”, will help you recognize and identify your dreams and hopefully begin to live some of them. And anyone who reads “Begin Today”, and isn’t motivated to start doing something, you need to check your pulse…you may have already checked out of this life!

It is my hope that the pages in this book will make you smile, scratch your head, and take a little more time out for yourself and your loved ones.