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To be honest, I wasn’t sure how I would react to this collection of poems. Poetry has never been my strongest thing. The author passed in a tragic accident to early in life and it was a personal project for editor David Cranmer, the author’s uncle.
I shouldn’t have worried. Reading these poems evoked images from my own life as I read them. Which I think is the idea. One would imagine each reader connecting with something in this set of personal views of the young Kyle.
THE GREATEST LOSS was one favorite as I remembered family and close friends lost much to early in life. Not sad remembrances, but a spark of the happy times we had. in those long ago times.
FOUR SUMMERS AGO made me think of my own clumsy attempts at things like love(at least I thought at the time), my own bouts with certain legal and illegal stimulants, the good times, the bad.
CAMPING was fun. Never did a lot of that in my youth, though some later. I fished a lot when young with the aid of an uncle.
Quite enjoyed this look into a young man’s life and my own in the process.
If one likes poetry, this is a collection you should get.
Not The Baseball Pitcher 
I’m looking forward to digging into it.
Youth is such a time of paradox. In some ways (physically) it’s often the best you’ll ever be, in some ways (emotionally) it can be the worst. Everyone is different, but I think youth in general is an awkward time. Given the choice, I would never go back.
And what I meant to convey there is that Kyle has captured that pardox very well.
I agree, Rich. I’m not sure I could have captured that time as well. Thankfully, he did.
Sounds fascinating, thanks Randy – also, and I don’t know if you put much stock in such things, but just to let you know that I nominated you for a WordPress Family Award. Really enjoy your blog, so thank you.