Tones of Sadness, Echoes of Love: A Collection of Stories and Rhymes

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to actively engage thoughts and actions that could take you beyond a seemingly mundane life existence? My word pictures offer this opportunity. At this moment, could you sense the centuries of wild if you experienced an African sunset or truly feel the sorrow, loss, and inevitability of death? Do you ever wonder what spirits ride the winds in dark night skies and what secret message they may be trying to send? Can you imagine a love so complete that it defies description in words? To experience this, read this book and let spirituality rule your imagination that now has no bounds. Escape at will, play the game, and become a true player, as you engage all your mental and physical surroundings.

Blendon Huston Riefkohl (B.H. or Rief) was born in Houston, Texas, on February 3, 1935, to Gustavo Riefkohl and Blendon Josephine Huston. He grew up on a nearby farm. He received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Houston in 1957 and a Master of Education from Sam Houston State College in 1967. Rief was a high school science and Biology teacher and high school administrator in the Houston area. He served as a hospital corpsman in the U.S. Coast Guard. In 1971, he married Donna Marie Bambrick. They now live in Bellville, Texas, and have two children: Matt and Roxy. Rief is an avid outdoorsman, a bull fighting aficionado, a jump alone skydiver, an African elephant hunter, and a black belt in karate. Providing assistance to those in need and learning about the emotional and spiritual mysteries of the mind remain some of his lifelong interests. He presents a unique writing style that is poetic, sensual, and searching.