With a lifetime of poetry literally running through his veins, here is a collection of the author's thoughts and passions for all to enjoy and treasure.     These poems and lyrics offer the reader a potpourri of pure enjoyable, delightful reading ... sensitive insights drawn from the varied fabric of life: the soaring of the human spirit, love and friendship, trials and tribulations! Felis Andrews-Pope Hollywood, California This remarkable collection of poetry shimmers with life to give us a brilliant reflection of our own treasured experiences. A man intimately connected to his world, Henry Cypriano reveals a near lifetime of moments captured in flight and memories carefully carried along the way. Each time, he writes with an urgency that draws you into the moment and holds you there. Using a rich variety of poetic forms, sometimes he gives it to us "quicker than you can drop a bottle," as in My Old Bike. Sometimes he lingers as in Wiesbaden, in moments we fear we might somehow lose. On the daring path of a life well lived, Cypriano is a welcome and hospitable guide. In PATHWAYS, he shows us where the going is easy and gives us a hand up over the rocky places. Susan Kendrick Hayword, Wisconsin PATHWAYS Palm Springs resident Henry Cypriano, 74, has chosen to share with the world a group of poems, most of which he wrote during his 22 years service in the U.S. Army and Air Force and earlier, in the U.S. Merchant Marine Service during World War II. Born in Hawaii, Cypriano served in Germany, where he met his wife of 37 years. Upon her death, he decided to publish his poetry. Now available in a slim 136-page hardcover edition, this is the result of his determined efforts: Pathways, Volume One: Selected Poems & lyrics of Henry Cypriano. While a soldier, Cypriano captured his impressions of military life - and death. He speaks of feelings, of loss, of bars and women, of longing for home, and his dreams of changing the world for the better. His language and imagery are strong, masculine, yet sensitive. His verse is direct and readable, his words familiar enough to let the reader into his vision. Alice McCracken (In California Seniors) El Cahon, California