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POEM COLLECTION #1: "FRAGMENTS OF RHYME AND REASON"
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Part 1: "FAMILY AFFAIRS"
The Roofs of Neuchâtel
Miriam
Nancy
Elaine
Julie
Jane's Twin Blessings
Doug
Mark
Birth
Baptismal Wish
The Promise
Moving Day
Man and Wife
Christmas at Pinehurst

Part 2: "CAMEOS"
Along the Towpath of the C&O Canal
Alyeskan August
Cape Cod
John's Island
Yuletide
To Memory
Nightfall
Salvation Army Retirement
Inscriptions
Pastoral Farewell
Reunion Dilemma
Class Reunion
Helvetica

Part 3: "LIFELINES"
Lifeline
History
Grandpa's Gift
Hope
Thankfulness
Finals
Recruits wanted
CIA
Intelligence Dilemma
Juris
View from a Zermatt Graveside
Consternation
L'Envoi from WW II
Taps
Stewardship
The Great Search

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POEM COLLECTION #2: "THE ROOFS OF NEUCHÂTEL"
(*Poem also appears in the "Fragments of Rhyme and Reason" collection. Versions may vary slightly.)
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Part 1: "LIVING"
Commentary
Poems:
The Roofs of Neuchâtel*
Seeker
Birth*
The Collect I
The Collect II
Church Wedding
Paying the Piper
The Calming Hours
Of Time
Golden Anniversary
Taps*

Part 2: "LEARNING"
Commentary
Poems:
Alyeskan August*
Words
Renewal
Resurrection
Academia
Class Reunion*
Undaunted
Doctorate
I-95

Part 3: "DARING"
Commentary
Poems:
Haiku
Marionette
Cunningham's Last Mile
Cunningham, le denier mille
The Last Watch
La derniere garde
Castles
Chateaux
Wanted: Amnesty
Habitation
Lifeline*

Part 4: "WARRING"
Commentary
Poems:
L'Envoi from World War II*
CIA*
Christmas 1990: Desert Shield
Death of USSR: August 1991
The Stain of Shame: CIA's Ames Spy Case

Part 5: "LOVING"
Commentary
Poems:
Gardens
Golfer
Ever Love
Secrets
Christmas at Pinehurst*
Grandpa's Gift*
A Giving of Thanks
A Habitat Blessing
Horizons
The Days of Her Life
Tribute: Miriam My Wife*

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