This is a poetic testimony to the trespasses that life makes on the living. When the ballast shifts losing precious stability and sometimes even more than that I hope you find here a hand to hold and a shoulder on which to rest your head. When enthusiasm runs thin and motivation seems scarce my wish is that you come to these pages and find whatever it takes to move you forward whether it be a nudge or a swift kick. This volume may not be everything, but it is a lot; more than a sip or a swallow; this is a years worth of rain. Please let it seep in.