The title poem of Amidst the chilling storm wasinspired by my father as he was telling me storiesof when he was a shepherd boy fending off thewild storms and chasing the cunning wolves ashe was trying to protect his flock of sheep.The book is a collection of my earliest poems and thepoem Beauty rises above the weeds is inspired by mymother who always instilled in me a nostalgic yet simpleway to reflect beauty I was also inspired by Chuck Norristo write the poem win every fight as he always didwin in all of his martial arts movies. And the poemStreetfighter was inspired by Jean Claude Van Dammewho moves passionately glorious in every film.As always I wish the reader some happy momentsreading my poetry for whom I share with all.