ayaz daryl nielsen, husband, father, veteran, x-roughneck (as on oil rigs), x-hospice nurse, editor of print publication bear creek haiku (23+ years/115+ issues), his poetry’s homes include Lilliput Review, Yellow Mama, VerseWisconsin, Shamrock and Shemom,he has earned cherished awards, and, participated in anthologies - his poetry ensembles include Concentric Penumbra’s of the Heart and Tumbleweeds Still Tumbling and has releaseda selection from 36 poets titled The Bear Creek Anthology - beloved wife/poet Judith Partin-Nielsen, assistant Frosty, and! bearcreekhaiku.blogspot.com (translates as joie de vivre)