From the Puddle to the Pond: A Collection of Short Poems and Stories Reflections of My Life's Journey in the Bahamas and America

In From the Puddle to the Pond, the author takes the reader on a profoundly personal and revealing journey spanning two countries-his native country, the Bahamas, and the United States of America. This deeply philosophical and spiritual journey is a candid look at everything from love and family to religion and relationships. The reader will undoubtedly find this collection of poems and stories humorous, sobering, and wholly inspirational.

Bertram Smith is an educator and lives, along with his darling wife Leslie, in Atlanta, Georgia. He has worked in several major industries in a slew of jobs since leaving the Bahamas in 1980. His primary work and career has been in the field of education. He has taught in the public school system in Gwinnett County for over twenty years. He has been an adjunct professor at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Lovell college. He has also worked as a regional coordinator for the Lesley University cohort system in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Bertram has also served in many capacities in church life, including assistant pastor, minister of education, minister of evangelism and outreach, and Sunday school teacher. He is the proud father of two beautiful daughters, Falashade and Jamani. Some of Bertram's passions include preaching, teaching, reading, cooking, fishing, and spending time with his family.