The poems in this brief collection deal with the ways people relate to each other and to their environments: - the excitement and trauma of growing up - moving to new towns as a child - the effects of divorce on young children - the ways we deal with poverty, homelessness, and crime - views of the sky on clear cold nights - hiking mountain trails in different seasons - concerns about becoming a widow or widower - visions and thoughts while watching the moon - finding traces of long-gone children in an old house - connecting briefly with wild creatures and the landscapes they inhabit - concern for our changing climate