It's the icing on the cake. It's one of those all-too-rare special treats. It's what makes life worthwhile. A cold rain falling over New Orleans; endings that haven't been written just yet; doorways that are open to everyone; very real fairy tales; on writing your own rules; what stands between existence and oblivion; we all have our tattoos; when we fly into the sun; what love is, according to a child; patiently waiting on our ghosts; please don't stand in front of the only way out; we may be drowning in a little too much information; and when it's time to go home. These are a small sampling of what's explored in these thirty very readable, thoughtful new poems.