In this publication, poems included are for different occasions, all seasons, and for many reasons: inspirational, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Easter, memorial poems and readings, Christmas, welcomes, pastoral, children, dedications, blessings, family tributes, and senior citizens. Inspired by my surroundings-which included family, friends, students, and acquaintances-writing hasn't always been an interest. However, reading was. For me, reading was a means of discovering what others thought and felt.