An Old Sweetheart of Mine

A warm, nostalgic collection of verse explores the way memory carries the past into the present. In its opening poem, a settled family man rests in his study, surrounded by familiar comforts, while drifting thoughts summon an old childhood sweetheart: schoolroom glances, secret notes, orchard adventures, and the tender seriousness of first affection.

Blending humor, homespun detail, and gentle melancholy, the poetry treats remembrance not as an escape from the present but as a companion to it. The voices of children, the song of a wife, the glow of lamplight, and the smoke of a pipe frame these recollections with an affectionate sense of home. Listeners will find an intimate portrait of youth, enduring love, and the bittersweet pleasure of revisiting days when the world seemed bright, boundless, and full of promise.