This slender volume, a poetic journal, offers slices of history, some segments of one man s life, and bits of modern madness.

This poetic journal, the author's second, reflects the life and views of a man influenced by a pioneer heritage and tempered by drought and depression in 1930's Nebraska.

The realities of prairie life are here...catching glimpses of pioneer life which pre-date the author's birth, living in a sod house with amenities dating back 100 years, experiencing folk remedies, learning about the birds and the bees, carrying a club to assure the right of passage, and finding respite from harsh winters on the prairie.

We also hear the voices of the wind, wonder about an ancient murder, share the...