Publisher's Synopsis
The poems in Explorations are reflections and observations on nature and life. Bookended by Rotunda Dreams and Appalachian Dawn, the poem Western Explorations is a Whitman-esque series of poemettes in which the author's journey through several National Parks in the American West which parallels a spiritual journey of the soul. Rotunda Dreams recounts a beautifully warm spring evening sitting on the steps of Thomas Jefferson's Rotunda at the University of Virginia. Meanwhile, Appalachian Dawn chronicles a magical morning drive through the mountains of western Virginia and West Virginia.
