Spanning more than six decades, Old Pine presents poems and lyrics of a full, reflective, and meaningful life. Representing a lifetime of experiences and reflections Porter Halyburton has assembled more than one hundred of his writings composed throughout the seasons of his life. Included are early poems written while still a student, poems written while a prisoner of war in North Vietnam, poems of family and friendship, poems of love and loss, poems of nature, animals, and the sea, and poems memory and philosophical musings.
His poetry represents things and experiences that are common and uncommon. In each poem there are thoughts collected over many years and presented with clarity and simplicity. Readers will find reflections and words that provide wisdom and lift the spirit.
About the Author:
Porter Halyburton is a native of North Carolina and a graduate of Davidson College, the University of Georgia, and the U.S. Naval War College, Porter Halyburton served more than 20 years as a naval officer and naval aviator including seven and a half years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. He later taught as the U.S. Naval War College from which he is now Professor of Strategy Emeritus. He is the author of Reflections on Captivity: A Tapestry of Stories by a Vietnam War POW. and is an active writer, speaker, world traveler, potter, and woodworker.
