The Book of Eunice

The author's mother was a model homemaker and wife, but shared very little about her past or present life and feelings with her second daughter. Orphaned as a toddler, Eunice was raised on a farm near Lone Rock, Wisconsin and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she met her future husband John. They were married during WWII, had three children, and had been wed sixty-seven years when she passed at the age of 90. In the mind of the author, her mother remains an enigma whose influence reveals itself at unexpected moments through flashes of memory. This collection of succinct, thoughtful poems honors Eunice's life and legacy.