Poetry of a young man. Poems about what the young man did before he became an old poet man writing poetry about war. Beneath The Shadow Of The Sun. And On Some Dark Night. A History Of Sorts. By Terry Severhill. Published by West Vine Press. Terry Severhill was a poet who lived in Vista California. He was a member of the Marine Corps and hung around San Francisco in the mid-1960s. He was a vocal advocate of writing, frequently found raising awareness about the effects of PTSD on the minds of United States troops returning home from war. He was at the height of his powers before he died suddenly after only recently being diagnosed with terminal cancer. He was a funny poet who told it like it is, and shall be missed by all those who knew him.