"Footnotes," a collection of poems written over more than sixty years, confronts loss, mortality and the passage of time. Each of the fifty-one works are supplemented by candid comments addressing their inspiration, their hidden meanings, and the emotions associated with their creation. Poetry is the voice of the heart; the footprint of the soul. It doesn’t have to be pompous, inaccessible and enigmatic, but it must say something significant, tell a story, or at least entertain the reader. In any case, a poet must be sincere, or the magic will be lost. Though readers are unlikely to adore every poem they encounter, those who persist in turning pages are sure to be profoundly moved on occasion. https://www.instagram.com/davidj.forsyth/