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|  | | Book 1 ... On Five Continents and Three Oceans Stories, poems and philosophy from a global wanderer's rather unusual life.
Book 1 of the "Wanderings and Sojourns" series.
As the name suggests the true stories, philosophies and poems contained between the covers relate to wanderings in many lands and over the major oceans of the planet.
Not just stories, they are discussions about unusual events or encounters. The stories are fascinating in their own right but the reader is also asked to consider lessons learned from them and put in the position of wondering what they would have felt had that been them living those experiences.
The poems too give reason and opportunity for | |  | | Book 3 ... The Songs and Verses 80 original works of lyrical verse drawn from the writers' experiences and encounters during extensive travels over much of his life.
Touching on subjects from love to shipwreck, war to nature, the poems in this book are individually excelent works but collectively a rare find these days. Some are sad, others are fun, some philosophic while others dramatic.
Jim Scott has honed his craft over 40 years of writing and even those written during younger timkes have been revisited to benefit from the developed skills.
As free verse has become the vogue some have said they can see the works of Jim Scott encouraging a revival in the former popularity of rhyme and meter poetry. Some of the poems i |
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