These poems are meant for readers who want to consider the possibility that compassion, regeneration, and mystery can be found in the details of everyday life. Natural phenomena, humans, companion animals, human-made objects, and abstractions compose the subject matter of the poems. Their underlying theme is the transcendent within the temporal. Some readers use the collection as a companion to personal thought or individualized forms of spiritual meditation springing from or including various cultural and religious traditions. The purpose of the poems is enjoyment. It is hoped that they will...