Spanning the years of the author's late teens into early thirties, this collection of poems and writings are contemplations from the heart, expressions of conviction and belief, artistically licensed memories, calls of faith, flavors of dreams, and profound enjoyments of writing. Many were handwritten, sometimes on napkins or scrap paper, at times in the night, or between tasks in the day, and were later digitized for archiving. As a category of art, the themes, theories and ideas expressed may not always accurately represent what the author believes to be true, but are meant to be pondered in connection with individual human experience, and evaluated in comparison to truth. May you enjoy the readings in your own cocoon of thoughts, perhaps late at night next to a fire, with a hot drink in your hand!