THE TRAILS OF LIFE

Welcome to my little corner of cyberspace. i hope you all enjoy it. it wont come with any flashy graphics because i know next to nothing about computers. i was fortunate to figure this out. anyway that isnt my goal. all my friends kept pestering me to write a book of poetry and so i did. now it is ready for for all you guys to buy if you so choose. i think you will all like it because it is someting we can relate to on a daily basis. as we go through life all of us have major experience that are similar. the death of a loved one, true love, these are all experiences we share. that is what this book is all about. and because we share these experiences each day we live, the same poem may give you a totally different sensation from one day to the next, depending upon your emotions. for i write from the heart and hopefully, that is just where you will receive them.

i have an update. i have sold some copies. YEAH. i have also learned thru research the BORDERS is associated with AMAZON.com. if this works like i hope, you will simply have to go to your local BORDERS and tell them you know a hot young poet. look up the isbn number and BORDERS ships for free. if this is true, then BORDERS handles the money. i trust you and you trust me. i will keep you all posted.

My book is here. Now the tough part. Since i am new to this world of poetry and publishing, i dont think i should charge what the publisher suggested. One more thing. If this works, i can cut the cost. For 37 poems and a forward i am happy to say the price of any internet shpment will be $23.00 I will mail anywhere in the contiguous 48 states. If you want me to sign it with a note to each of you mention it in your correspondance.

The address is

ROBERT HODDER

6904 S. NEW JERSEY ST.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN.

46227

WHO AM I

i am wild and free

i have no equal

i answer only to me

i am the keeper of many secrets

home to chests of many treasures

the final resting place

of many ill-fated voyages

and voyagers

i am the home of lost continents

i am the birthplace of many waves

some great and some small

i lap the coastlines of the world

indeed, when my tidal surge

brings rain

come close and you can

hear me cry

and see my tears

for i weep unmercifully

each time i bring

death and destruction

in the natural order of things

to some this may not seem right

the way i use my unharnessed might

i do cleanse the soul

and keep the earth clean

manage the chain of life

who am i?

i am home to the ancient mariner

friend to all

i am the sea