Poems of Love, Faith and Nature's Beauty

About the Book

In poetry form, tells of walking over thousands of miles of nature trails, with observations on flora and fauna seen. Tells also of the loves in his life, the pain of partings and the joy of reunions, and of his travels and experiences in various parts of the world, as well as his strong Christian beliefs and profound disgust and sadness at the cruelty and horror of war.

About the Author

Douglas Daws, was born in Grantham, England, in 1920. Receiving his formal education in Lincoln, and in Cambridge, England. In 1940, he enlisted in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, where he served in various parts of the world, until his discharge in 1946. Married during WW 2, he and his wife Madge, immigrated to Canada in 1946, locating in Kamloops, B.C.

He and his second wife Margaret, remain in Kamloops, where he enjoyed successful careers with the Federal Government and the City of Kamloops. As a writer of poetry since his early years, he has written prolifically since retirement from the City of Kamloops, where he was parks manager. He still maintains productive and pleasurable hours, writing about the world he lives in, particularly about his observations on his almost daily walks in the hilly Kamloops countryside.