Toccoa, GA Author Publishes New Book

Scratchpad Ponderings: A Collection of Poems, a new book by Henry Fields, has been released by RoseDog Books.

The book, Scratchpad Ponderings: A Collection of Poems, had its beginning with jottings on a scratchpad. The writer would view a scene, hear a sound, listen to a story, or visit a favorite place. While pondering what he experienced, Fields would write his impression of the event on an always-handy scratchpad. Later while thinking of the experience, he would compose rhyming lines that became the direction of the resulting poem. One such finished poem was inspired on a beautiful autumn day while raking leaves. Remembering long forgotten days of childhood and the wonder of autumn, Fields wrote thoughts that became "Against Raking Leaves." Another work, "Seaside Dawn," began as a thought while visiting a favorite beach and rising early to see the sunrise. It is this author's hope that these simple poem-ponderings will stir your memory and bring you inspiration.

About the Author

Dr. Henry Fields is a native Georgian who was educated in public schools and a private seminary. A graduate engineer of Georgia Tech, he spent most of his career as the minister of local congregations. During those years, he wrote inspirational columns for local newspapers. His love of words and using them to express thoughts with a minimum of word usage led to his hobby of writing poetry.

The father of two grown children and grandfather of four grandchildren, Henry retired with his wife, Betty, to the North Georgia Mountains. They live on a small farm where he continues to write for specific publications and for pleasure.

Scratchpad Ponderings: A Collection of Poems is a 72-page paperback with a retail price of $12.00. The ISBN is 978-1-4349-8872-0. It was published by RoseDog Books of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information or to request a review copy, please visit our virtual pressroom at www.rosedog.com/pressroom or our online bookstore at www.rosedogbookstore.com.