A Beginning In Smiles, An Ending In Tears

About the Book

"This is my journey of the joy of joys that came with the courting and marriage of my wife, and of the unanswered pain and loss due to a divorce. Truly a collections of whimsical rhymes and limericks of love and fun, plus heartfelt poems for those who have experienced the pain, confusion and sadness of a breakup or divorce."

About the Author

Chris Powell was born in Portland Oregon in 1958. During his early years he became an Eagle Scout and joined the United States Coast Guard(res) in1975. Following a honorable discharge in 1981 he started a career in sales. Retiring from the Automotive business in 2008 because of a disability, Chris started to write poetry. In June, 2012 he married Margaret Nimick, a decedent of the Mayflower, and moved to Sarasota, Florida. He divorced her in July of 2013 and started to publish this book" A beginning in smiles, an ending in tears" that is filled with love poems, breakup poems, plus just fun type poems.He now lives in Portland, Oregon.