Julius Jortner's poems express, intimately and honestly, his perspectives on subjects as varied as aging and death, love and sex, being a widower, moods and dreams, people-watching, philosophy of life, the act of writing, and his dog. Of the 118 poems in this book, the majority occupy one page or less, some are as brief as haiku, and some develop over several pages. Their phrasing tends to be unpretentious, usually straightforward without being trivial, making the poems readily accessible while offering some piquant seasonings of ambiguity to allow the reader his or her own explorations.