A collection of the author's contemporary works as well as early, more personal, poems written for family. These poems and the accompanying commentary reveal the soul and innermost thoughts of the author, and his poems embrace topics that include death, love, loneliness, suffering, hope, renewal, and triumph. This is his first published work and includes his deepest and most profound poem to date, The Grand Design, which encompasses some of his most cherished spiritual insights garnered over half a century of prayer and pondering. This book, though small, will have an impact out of all proportion to its size, whether you are searching for meaning in your life, seeking spiritual truth, or simply hunger for good rhyming poetry.