James F. Vickery has selected 49 poems from his collection which spans several decades to share in this book. His poetry was inspired by his experiences, the people in his life and, the places he has lived including Colorado where he still resides.

James F. Vickery once compared his life and poetry to a hitchhiker in a west Texas hailstorm - you can't outrun it, you can't hide from it, and you can't make it stop. Even in the madness there is so much beauty, and so much calm. These are his poems.