orders@edwardwalls.com The many friends of the late Edward Franklin Walls, Jr., can now enjoy a side of him that they may not have known, that of a deeply introspective witness to life and all its vagaries. Surprises and discover-ies such as those re-vealed in these poems are priceless.

New From Williams & Company, Publishers Poems from Savannah's Own Edward Franklin Walls, Jr. In His Own Words by Edward Franklin Walls, Jr. Edited by Stanley Walls Edward Franklin Walls, Jr. was the Director of Personnel in the City of Savannah for many years. After his death his son, Stanley Arnold Walls, found a thick sheaf of unpublished poems among his fathers papers and decided to edit and publish them. This book is the result of that decision. In these verses, the elder Walls, who was classically educated at Atlanta's Oglethorpe University, reflects on the eternal verities of the human condition: life, love, and commitment to service. Portent The wind is blowing for me The waving trees are beckoning. With a voice that seems an undertone, Of the might of the nature of the great reckoning, With a sorrowful - fearful - melancholy moan, What lies ahead? What's there behind the sullen clouds, So ominously overcast? Swirling on the crest of the westerlies Serving a summons on a leaf from the untimed. Only $14.95 including shipping (within the USA) That saves you at least $3.99 off the Amazon.com price.

Edward Franklin Walls, Jr., was the long-time Director of Personnel in the City of Savannah. Walls received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, Georgia, in 1949. Following his undergraduate education, Mr. Walls was employed by the Douglas County School System as a school principal and teacher until 1952, at which time be joined the staff of the City of Atlanta Personnel Department as a Personnel Technician. During his tenure with the City of Atlanta, Mr. Walls earned a Master of Education from Emory University In 1963, Mr. Walls was employed as Personnel Director by the City of Savannah, Georgia. He was a member of the Public Personnel Association and the Society for Personnel Administration. As Personnel Director for the City of Savannah, Walls was responsible for the development, implementation, and administration of all phases of the City’s merit-based personnel program. Walls was the recipient of the Public Service Award of the Georgia Chapter of the Public Personnel Association for “continuing efforts towards equal opportunity employment and leadership in the growth and development of the personnel profession.” He was the founding president of the personnel section of the Georgia Municipal Association.

Stanley Arnold Walls was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1952, moving to Savannah when his father became Director of Personnel for the City of Savannah. In Savannah, Stanley played an important role in the area music community. He has played trumpet in several popular bands, including The Band of Gold, The Conservative Sound and Brass, and the concert and jazz bands at Armstrong Atlantic University and Georgia Southern University. He was also a stage hand for the Savannah Symphony. After his father’s death, Stanley Walls found these poems among his papers. He decided to share them with the community his father had loved, in hopes that they will inspire others to enjoy the art of poetry.

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