Sim Sutterby
Sim Fenton Sutterby, Sr., the father of four sons, and seventh generation Floridian, grew up in Orlando, Florida in a time before "Disney" and its negative impact affected the easy going, low crime qualities of life. In 1993, Mr. Sutterby retired from a successful mortgage banking career after the loss of his son, Aaron. Since taking an early retirement, he has concentrated on perfecting his poetry, aerial and still life photography, and began a book publishing company which he co-owns with his wife. Mr. Sutterby has been writing poetry, ad copy and articles for the past thirty years. He is a professional photographer with numerous magazine covers and credits, the most recent being the selection of one of his photo images for the cover of "Florida Living" magazine, August, 1999. His photographic work has been shown in a number of juried fine art shows and he has conducted "one man" shows and exhibits in the United States and Canada. His second book of poetry will be released in mid 2001. One of Mr. Sutterby's favorite sayings is: "If you think what you did yesterday was great, then you have not yet begun today".
Damsel Fly
damsel fly
dancing
winged cadence
on the wind
sunning, climbing
lightly touched
erotic score
up on the down beat
whirling, waltzing
wind driven
musical movement
lilting, lifting
wafting in tempo
to the chimes...
1996, Sim F. Sutterby, Sr.
