The Symphony of Life

About the Book

Author Daryl L. Peterson loves his country and the military that serves it; he enjoys baseball and joking with family and friends—he has written poetry all his life. This collection is in honor of his father, John J. Peterson, a man who went quietly through the noise, hate, disappointments and sorrows of life and did not become bitter and who taught Daryl what life was all about. So May It Ever Be If God should beckon us this day With His love and outstretched hand, And he should whisper softly to us As He leads us to that promised land, Fear not, as you journey down this road, Even though the path you do not know. For I comfort those who are left behind With this promise, we take leave and go. One who makes such a supreme sacrifice Will meet with angels unaware. As he or she trods down this path On one of life’s busy thoroughfares. God renews our faith and lifts us up And gives to us brighter and higher goals, For when God is with each one of us It tends to still our distressed souls.

About the Author

Daryl L. Peterson was born in Hoopeston, Illinois, in 1926. Drafted for World War II but allowed to graduate from high school first, he served in the navy in 1943 to 1945, stationed at Bunker Hill Air Force Base. He was married in Peru, Indiana, and moved to Muncie in 1949 with his wife and two children. He trained to be a Nickle Railroad telegraph operator and spent eighteen months in Muncie in that post before centralized traffic control came into effect and fewer telegraphers were used. He joined Warner Gear Automotive in November 1949 and retired from Warner Gear after forty-one loyal years in January 1991.