Poems Ballads and Rhymes from a Beautiful, Strange, and Quirky Mind

About the Book

Welcome to the beautiful, yet somewhat strange and quirky mind of Ronald Edwin Lane.  Enter a world of dancing hippos, spectacular sunrises, magical dancers, intimate moments, tragedy, social statements, and unique views of nature and the ordinary events that shape our lives.  Cry with a rainbow; root for Boxer Shorts Billy to do the impossible; see God in the falling snow; witness a man who can dance with the wind; feel the anguish of a troubled mind; laugh with a little boy and his secret cookie recipe; curb your appetite for fast food; and enjoy a morning sleep dance with your lover.  You will never look at Matilija Poppies without seeing spirit eyes, and you may never look at your world the same again.

About the Author

Ronald Lane lives with his wife Christine in Colfax, California.  He graduated from Humboldt State University with degrees in Forestry Management and Botany.  He went on to help establish and eventually run a company specializing in the utilization of hydroponics and controlled environments for food production.  He is a past Vice President of the American Greenhouse Vegetable Growers Association and a past President of the California Greenhouse Vegetable Growers Association.  In addition he has a lifetime membership to the Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society of Agriculture.  During the last fifteen years he has worked at the University of California at Davis managing research greenhouses, ornamental gardens and field research locations for the Environmental Horticulture and Plant Sciences Departments.
 
Ronald Lane is the author of the children's book "Avina's Song" and his work is included in "A
Treasury of American Poetry", by the League of American Poetry.