Poet · Painter · Aviator
The horizon is
still ahead.
Poetry from a life of flight, art, memory, and the courage to begin again at ninety-three.
Four books. More than nine decades of perspective.A life still unfolding
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Marine Aviator
The discipline of service and the sky.
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Pan Am Leader
Building bridges across continents and cultures.
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Painter
Seeing the world in light and color.
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Poet
Finding truth in words, sharing it still.
The Collection
Words for memory, grace, and the everyday.
2026Never Too LateA collection of poems and reflections composed in my ninetiesRoy Everett Butler
Never Too Late
A collection of poems and reflections composed in my nineties
2026In My Quiet YearsPoems of Memory, Grace, and Companionship Written in My 93rd YearRoy Everett Butler
In My Quiet Years
Poems of Memory, Grace, and Companionship Written in My 93rd Year
2026Age Is a GardenPoems of reflection and renewalRoy Everett Butler
Age Is a Garden
Poems of reflection and renewal
ForthcomingRunways Behind MeHorizons AheadRoy Everett Butler
Runways Behind Me
Horizons Ahead
A New Chapter
From the cockpit to the page.
Roy's work brings together the far horizon and the intimate room: a lifetime of learning, a painter's attention to light, and the daily wonder still close at hand.
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Never Too Late
A collection of poems and reflections composed in Roy's nineties.
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