Small Town Man’s first poetry book is written in a plain spoken style with no cryptic, illusionary or dream-like verses that have to be deciphered for meaning. In the poem, “Not in My Lifetime” he writes, ‘ “Peace on Earth” what a beautiful phrase; in reality it never has existed on this world-wide stage.’ This is poetry for the average reader or for the poetry aficionado; both should enjoy the contents within. A wide variety of topics are covered; love, war, death, nature, science, pollution, climate change, kids, pets, retirement, etc. Poems are presented in either a serious or humorous way. For the writer, being a wounded Vietnam veteran himself, “Not in God’s Name” is a powerful and emotional indictment of war. “A Lovely, Lovely Day” focuses on a too common problem faced by returning vets from the conflicts in the Middle East. “The Old Folks” is a farcical romp through the actions of our senior citizens. In “Muses of a Small Town Man” you will also find pages of Limericks that will amuse you as well as insightful personal Observations such as Observation 17: The most wonderful and the most nerve-racking word in the world—kids.

Dr. Timothy Mercado had 2 poems published in his Junior H.S. yearbook in 1959. He didn’t write another poem until 2013, 54 yrs. later. He presently lives in the small shoreline town of Clinton, Ct. with Colette, his wife of 39 yrs. After his tour of duty in Vietnam, in which he was severely wounded and received the Purple Heart, Tim returned to CCNY and graduated with a B.S degree in biology. He then graduated from the Columbia School of Dental & Oral Surgery and practiced dentistry for 35 yrs. He retired in 2010 and 3 yrs. later began writing poetry as he observed nature through an uncluttered mind. Joining a local poetry club encouraged him to write poetry on various topics as well as humorous limericks. Tim currently writes under the pseudonym of Small Town Man. Tim Mercado had 2 poems published in his Junior H.S. yearbook in 1959. He didn’t write another poem until 2013, 54 yrs. later. He presently lives in the small shoreline town in Clinton, Ct. with Colette, his wife of 39 yrs. After his tour of duty in Vietnam, in which he was severely wounded and received the Purple Heart, Tim returned to CCNY and graduated with a B.S degree in biology. He then graduated from the Columbia School of Dental & Oral Surgery and practiced dentistry for 35 yrs. He retired in 2010 and 3 yrs. later began writing poetry as he observed nature through an uncluttered mind. Joining a local poetry club encouraged him to write poetry on various topics as well as humorous limericks. Tim currently writes under the pseudonym of Small Town Man.