<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Alive to the world and the transformative qualities of love, the poems in this collection concern emotions and relationships. Utilizing a clear and mature vision, the poet lyrically expresses experiences concerning love and family. Skillfully pitting the ordinary yet mysterious “small things” of the universe, such as flowers, against loss, these poems also elegize the poet’s late husband, poet and critic Michael Murphy.