with the world and not just Kansas, where he wrote the majority of his

poems.  The Kansas prairie held a fascination with him, so much so that

the prairie/plains and nature in general are common themes.  I never

knew he had written some 200 plus poems until after he died in 1997,

when I discovered a small homemade chapbook.  As I continued to explore

Dad's files and boxes, I discovered his rough drafts and then nicely

handwritten copies.  Suddenly, I saw a side of my father I had never

known existed.  For this reason, I worked to find a way to share his

work with the world.  So this is where To the Prairie and To God by

Harold L. Gray (WorldAudiencePublishing.com) came from.  I, myself,

began writing for the college newspaper at Kansas State Teachers

College (now Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas) and

have continued to write ever since.  Little did I know my father

had a passion for writing and that several of his poems had run

in the early 1940s in the same paper I later worked for on campus.

This blog, then, will continue to be a place for me to share what

father and son have written, as well as to interact with anyone

else interested in what we have to say about life...But, please,

look closer at our website: http://totheprairieandtogod.com/

As I learn more about creating websites and developing blogs, I plan to

add much more.

Hope to hear from someone soon,

Kevin