William Lynn

Member since February 4, 2023

Member for 2 years, 5 months

Premium member

70 Poems

273 Comments

6 Followers

About Me

About me

I am a retired law enforcement officer with 38 years of experience. 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. I still do limited consulting in the law enforcement field as well as offering expert witness testimony, nationally.

Now (almost) 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

Favorite Poets

My favorite poets are:

Kahill Gibran

Rod McKuen

Recent Work

Created	Type	Title
16 April, 2025	poem	LOVE ON THE ROCKS
9 January, 2025	poem	These Old Hands
10 December, 2024	poem	Many Moons Ago
25 November, 2024	poem	THANK GOODNESS
20 November, 2024	poem	Seven Sisters
12 July, 2024	poem	Majesties and Massacre
24 June, 2024	poem	The River of No Return
29 May, 2024	poem	Echoes On The Wind
15 May, 2024	poem	Mosquitos Suck!
6 May, 2024	poem	The Old Porch Swing

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Contest Wins

Winning Submission	Contest	Contest Date
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

Workshops

		Skill level:
Earn A Poem Workshop 2	(syllabus)	Olympic Pool	Started 2023-11-16	Closed to new participants (and underway)

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