Craddock has taken themes of nature, time, cosmic consciousness, mysticism, transcendentalism, personalism, which Walt Whitman explored in his esteemed volume of poetry Leaves of Grass, and pursued their meaning with contemporary scientific discoveries. There are tides in nature and tides in human societies, countries and civilizations, which embrace interact or reject changing perspectives of nature. Eagles Soar On High Thermals highlights explores individual and social awareness sown into contemporary and past perceptions of life and nature. The reader will embark upon a fascinating refreshing journey into nature, encompassed within the cosmic galactic to the microscopic, ecosystems of life from natural landscapes, to human interactive sentiment viewpoints lifestyles, merging into mystic perceptions. A must read for inquisitive minds desiring to pursue poetic expression, thoughts engaging with insights into enduring mysteries of life and nature.