Though privileged to live in times when space exploration and technology have advanced our knowledge of the universe at breath-taking speed, we still live as if we are the ones around whom the sun rises and sets. Moving from the most intimate of human activities to the profound and expansive dimensions of the universe, this collection of poems by Carol Smallwood explores, as did Edwin Hubble, the elusive mysteries of life. The vision, shared by all of us-poets, artists, laborers, homemakers, and space explorers-is to make the best of this world while seeking to understand it more fully. Smallwood's passion for this vision is the clear focus of this lovely volume of poems.