This second collection of poems by the author of "Artfulness and Old Lace" offers the reader a wide variety of poetic forms: light verse, free verse, blank verse, rhymed couplets, sonnets, one long narrative poem, and more. The poems vary from straightforward, simple statements of theme to more subtle depictions and suggestions, from light and humorous to serious and meditative in tone. As indicated by the play on words in the book's title, many of the poems deal with mankind's need for hope and renewal rather than empty distractions from the actuality of life.