This book of poetry details Emily Laurel's emotions and makes each poem picturesque. Readers will enjoy the variety in the selections that range from happiness to sorrow and from despair to hope. She applies the poetry directly to the events of her life. For example in "The Empty Chair" the phrase "I caught a glimpse of an empty chair" represents her loneliness before her divorce. The sequel "The Empty Chair (13 years later)" has the phrase "The chair is rocking on and on" and this represents in a lighthearted fashion her life of frustration after remarriage. "Twas the Night Before Tabe Came"...

This is a book of poetry that takes the reader through a year of the author's experience of joy and nostalgia, as well as frustration of everyday life. There is "Lunch Hour" that expresses her experience of Christmas shopping. "The Party" describes in a humorous way the author's introverted feelings at a Christmas party. There is a "Winter Scene," "First Hummingbird" and "Summer Fall." There are poems that reveal thoughts of her family and those such as "So Wrong, So Wrong, So Right" and "The Broken Path" which portray depth into life with which hopefully the readers can identify.