In Fond Memory of a Poet--By Joyce I. Johnson--United States

In Fond Memory of a Poet

He, a man of many talents,
Rationed what he let us see.
Wit and wisdom he exuded
In his unique poetry.

We familiar with the poet,
Perhaps didn't know the man,
Finding him where poets travel
With the great and also ran.

There are others who have judged him
As he played another role.
But perhaps we knew him better,
A true poet bares his soul.

We will find him in God's future,
But we know that until then,
We shall miss the gentle humor
Of his over-flowing pen

Joyce I. Johnson lives in the beautiful Skagit Valley of Washington State. She owns a small farm and rents her land to a bulb grower. She is surrounded by beauty in the spring from the tulips and daffodils that inspire much of her poetry. Joyce celebrated her 98th birthday in July of 2016.