The solitude of New Mexico's high-desert mountains filled Lorraine Lipani with subtle voices, the inner and outer worlds of nature, the joy of relationship, and the profound essence of wilderness. These quiet moments of introspection and insight, rich with strength as well as tenderness, inspired the poems found in this collection, words that speak the compelling voice of love.

An intimate life is portrayed here -- a small ranch near Taos at the heart. Lovers ride horses in a wide-sky landscape. Wild creatures stalk the stream at night. Mountain weather rules the seasons, with the...