I would like to thank my daughter, Laura Hagan Sullivan, for providing the photo used on the cover of this book. She is an avid amateur photographer and took the cover photo of this beautiful mountain in Colorado. She provided countless hours helping assemble the poems during the production of this book. Her support and assistance are greatly appreciated. I am also indebted to my friend, Bill Braitsch, who provided technical support during the completion of this book. His assistance cannot be measured in words alone. I would like to also thank my fellow writer, Dr. Paul Saluk. He provided constant encouragement and inspired me to be a better writer in the process. I will forever be grateful to him for his friendship. Lastly, I would like to thank my grandson, Justin Hagan, for his expertise as the copyeditor for my work. He's a bright young man of whom I am very proud.