Lawrence I. Janssen is a registered architect and artist who reside in South Florida. His architectural projects include a palace in Saudi Arabia for a sheik. He has received numer...view moreLawrence I. Janssen is a registered architect and artist who reside in South Florida. His architectural projects include a palace in Saudi Arabia for a sheik. He has received numerous design awards and his portrait of Thomas Merton is displayed in the Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky. His poetry has been published in the Merton Seasonal. The poems in this volume are the result of his study of Thomas Merton and the Christian, Zen and Taoist traditions.view less