The poems of sallysense span more than 25 years' life experience. They are acute observations on the twin processes of social fragmentation and hopeful rebuilding. Sometimes simple enough and even written for children, and other times full of poetic imagination aimed at an insightful social commentary, the poems are contemporary, cutting edge, and still delightful. This first collection of poems should find itself into many a library, and bring the reader close to the mind and heart of sallysense. "in a sallysense..." note of thanks... as gratitude swims throughout channels of language... its far-reaching sound speaks like heartfelt fins... propelling the body of this thank you letter... alongside these lines from appreciation within ... in a world where written words travel so quickly... their faster lanes easily speed past raw thought... as speech multiplies by each mouthful of keystrokes... now caught in the time frame its clockwork had brought ... amid millions of terms filling space electronically... from tall metro web hubs to small village blogs... internet transport sees passage and scenery... fly by like commuters viewing life catalogues ... in the wink of one window sits a journey of verses... mere reflections to things existence might bring... its offering curbed by technology's curfew... as paperless rooms keep poems under their wing ... until a visitor looked in inspiring book-bound ideas... of giving word-house foundations a real page feel... literary know-how kindly answered my queries... lending groundwork assistance on a print's even keel ... and now thanks to the help from that overseas teacher... whose patience and file skills and layout design... built a paperback home for my poems to move into... welcoming folks through their door anywhere anytime ... (the new domicile beyond sallysense dot com)... (note: royalty proceeds from this book are going to "hope for haiti" through hopeforhaiti.com)...