Don Bastedenbeck is a songwriter and a poet. He began as a young teenager when he took up the guitar, an act the changed and helped shape his life. Today, nearly a half century later, he still retu...view moreDon Bastedenbeck is a songwriter and a poet. He began as a young teenager when he took up the guitar, an act the changed and helped shape his life. Today, nearly a half century later, he still returns to his roots for introspection and meditative purposes. His emotional journey is here, laid out for all to see, the good times and the bad, the joyful and the somber. These poems are not to evoke sympathy nor are they meant as an apology. They are written in hope to connect with others on a spiritual level, to be relatable. To him few things are more relevant.view less