William Lynn

Member since February 4, 2023

Member for 3 years, 2 months

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127 Poems

445 Comments

13 Followers

About Me

About me

I am a retired law enforcement officer. After retiring as the elected sheriff of our county, I was hired as the Executive Director of the Idaho Sheriffs Association until my second retirement ten years later.

Now fully retired I enjoy travelling and showing our classic cars throughout the northwest in addition to writing poetry for family and friends.

The main inspiration for my poetry are both the mountain trails I hike and the people I meet along the way.

Location: ID, USA

Favorite Poets

Rod McKuen

T.S. Elliot

Ezra Pound

Walt Whitman

Recent Work

Created	Updated	Type	Title
23 April, 2026	23 April, 2026	poem	When The World Was Small
22 April, 2026	22 April, 2026	poem	She
17 April, 2026	17 April, 2026	poem	Four In The Morning
15 April, 2026	15 April, 2026	poem	A Tender Thief
13 April, 2026	15 April, 2026	poem	A Quiet Ambush
11 April, 2026	13 April, 2026	poem	Sweet Moments
9 April, 2026	11 April, 2026	poem	A Reluctant Goodbye
6 April, 2026	7 April, 2026	poem	Two Roads Diverged
2 April, 2026	4 April, 2026	poem	Teton Morning Fire
24 March, 2026	25 March, 2026	poem	Hello My Friend

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Contest Wins

Winning Submission	Contest	Contest Date
Hello My Friend	Neopoet Weekly 03/22/26 to 03/28/26	Fri, 03/20/2026 - 12:00 - Sat, 03/28/2026 - 12:00
Groundhog Day Shuffle	03/26 Groundhog Day	Sun, 03/01/2026 - 12:00 - Tue, 03/31/2026 - 12:00
Shadows At Sunset	02/26 Sunset Romance	Sun, 02/01/2026 - 12:00 - Sat, 02/28/2026 - 12:00
The Letter Never Written	02/26 What I Carried Quietly	Sun, 02/01/2026 - 12:00 - Sat, 02/28/2026 - 12:00
The Box	Neopoet Weekly 01/18/26 to 01/24/26	Sun, 01/18/2026 - 12:00 - Wed, 06/24/2026 - 12:00
The Moment It Happened	01/26 A Life Changing Moment	Thu, 01/01/2026 - 12:00 - Sat, 01/31/2026 - 12:00
Winter's Song	Neopoet Weekly 12/21/25 to 12/27/25	Sun, 12/21/2025 - 12:00 - Sat, 12/27/2025 - 12:00
What About Tomorrow?	Neopoet Weekly 12/14/25 to 12/20/25	Sun, 12/14/2025 - 12:00 - Sat, 12/20/2025 - 12:00
Beyond The Mirror	10/25 Ode To an Everyday Object	Wed, 10/01/2025 - 12:00 - Fri, 10/31/2025 - 12:00
Sawtooth Serenity	Neopoet Weekly 09/21/25 to 09/27/25	Sun, 09/21/2025 - 12:00 - Sat, 09/27/2025 - 12:00
On Rapid Creek	Neopoet Weekly 09/7/25 to 09/12/25	Sun, 09/07/2025 - 12:00 - Fri, 09/12/2025 - 12:00
The Weight of Silence	09/25 Bad Connection	Mon, 09/01/2025 - 12:00 - Tue, 09/30/2025 - 12:00
Mosquitos Suck!	Neopoet Weekly 05/12/24 to 05/18/24	Sun, 05/12/2024 - 12:00 - Sat, 05/18/2024 - 12:00
Dancing In The Dark	Neopoet Weekly 03/010/24 to 03/16/24	Sat, 03/09/2024 - 12:00 - Sat, 03/16/2024 - 12:00
Three Forks	Neopoet Weekly 02/25/24 to 03/02/24	Sat, 02/24/2024 - 12:00 - Mon, 03/25/2024 - 12:00
A MIGHTY SNAKE	Neopoem Weekly 12/11/23 to 12/16/23	Mon, 12/11/2023 - 12:00 - Sat, 12/16/2023 - 12:00
DREAMS BEYOND TOMORROW	Neopoem Of The Week November 12th to November 18th 2023	Sun, 11/12/2023 - 12:00 - Sat, 11/18/2023 - 12:00
Our Neopoet Family	Neopoet Around The Globe Anthology	Wed, 11/01/2023 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/31/2024 - 12:00
No Complaints	Neopoem Of The Week October 29th to November 4th 2023.	Sun, 10/29/2023 - 12:00 - Sat, 11/04/2023 - 12:00
A Starlit Night	Neopoem Of The Week October 15th To October 21st 2023	Sun, 10/15/2023 - 12:00 - Sat, 10/21/2023 - 12:00
A WORLD OF INDIFFERENCE	Neopoem Of The Week August 20th To August 25th 2023	Sun, 08/20/2023 - 12:00 - Fri, 08/25/2023 - 12:00
A Long Goodbye	Neopoem Of The Week July 9th to July 15th 2023	Sun, 07/09/2023 - 12:00 - Sat, 07/15/2023 - 12:00
Where Did They Sleep Last Night?	July 2023 Challenge Where were you last night?	Sat, 07/01/2023 - 12:00 - Mon, 07/31/2023 - 12:00
NOT SO LONG AGO	Neopoem Of The Week April 2nd to April 8th 2023	Sun, 04/02/2023 - 12:00 - Sat, 04/08/2023 - 12:00