In his long-awaited debut, poet David Ryrie Brink shares a remarkableand carefully culled collection of his work. Inspired by what he's experiencedand seen throughout his 96] years of life on this earth, he gives it to usthrough the lens of his unique filter and perspective.

So soon our tiny craft is launched
Upon the river's teeming flood,
To toss and twist as wills the stream,
While those who launched us drift away
Or disappear in eddied swells,
And leave us without motive force
To sail...