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A flock of sparrows thundered forth."
Readers discover verses celebrating small moments, Costco cats, and chamomile in this philosophical collection. Other poems offer up the excitement of the nightlife, where romance blossoms in clubs and "lanterns hung aswing, / like hand-rolled stars." The book also transports its audience into the juxtaposition of youth and one's latter years and the moments that compose each stage of life. Other poems, like "Phone Mail," remind one that sometimes a positive change in life rests in one's own hands and is only a dialed number away. As the poems conclude, readers enter a new year, "wrapped up like a top in cellophane clear, / like a Russian doll or a package of fresh batteries," and filled with hope for a better tomorrow.
Introspective and simultaneously universal, the poems in this collection remind readers of the power lying in everyday existence. As young girls jump rope and old lovers renew affection, one discovers life's most precious offerings in between the day's business. The poems' strength lies in their varieties of form: some poems rhyme, while others do not. Some pack imagery and emotion into six or seven brief lines. Others weave stories and narratives into longer, more expressive stanzas. Poetry lovers of all ages and levels can find verses to appreciate. These are poems for the everyday, and they remind readers that the most valuable treasures one can own aren't found in bank accounts or material items and instead rest in the people, animals, and places that compose the symphony of one's life.