ETCHINGS ON MY MIND: PERILS OF LIFE AND CHANGING TIMES

Mary thought carefully about the format and flow of the book. She expresses emotions, thoughts, and concerns about many issues in life. The first category addresses CHANG-ING TIMES; as she has witnessed through several generations. PERILS OF LIFE cat-egory contains poems depicting the many perils that our young people are experiencing in their struggle to survive and be counted. The third category: WORD TO THE WISE, addresses elements of varied stages of life, which provoke actions and emotions of people today, and causes them not to develop strong minds and relationships with their loved ones. The last category: WORDS OF CONSOLATION contains poems of love, some humor and self-gratification, to balance the emotions felt throughout this book.