Stone Whisperer: Poems

Gideonse is a retired university and Federal administrator. Writing from the coast of Maine, he muses on his encounters with nature, friends, love, his pets and others', family, public service, and the like. These are every day matters, to be sure, but the poems explore universals; they seek to suggest commonalities in the lives of those who read them. Patrick Gillespie, in his PoemShape blog review, writes that "Gideonse's poems are rich with an eye for color, contrast, shape, and detail. . . . He speaks with clarity, honesty, and openness . . . warmly [inviting] the reader into his life and the inspiration drawn from it."