Poetry That Rhymes (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781511863971)

A former Marine, master parachutist, and retired Army Colonel, Lee Austin gives lie to the notion that poetry is just for sissies. He learned to love poetry that rhymes at a very young age at his mother's knee. She possessed a large repertoire of poetry that she would recite with great emotion to the delight of family and friends. Colonel Austin has been writing poetry as a hobby for over 45 years. He enlisted in the Florida National Guard at age 16 and upon graduation from high school served as an enlisted Marine for a short time before being commissioned a 2 LT in the U.S. Army upon graduation from Florida State University. He graduated with a degree in Geology and earned a masters' degree in Political Science from the University of Texas, El Paso. He served 28 years active military, mostly in the Army, and seven years in the National Guard, and Army and Marine Corps Reserves. Colonel Austin has been married to the former Sue Williams of Tallahassee, Florida for 55 years. Originally from Arcadia, Florida, he and his wife now live in Arlington, Virginia.