Delving into themes that range from love and regrets to reflection and world peace, this revealing and candid collection of 59 stories in rhyme will enlighten and inspire. Some of these stories are true. Some of them are nearly true. Some are works of imagination, but grounded so much in the real world that they seem like they must be true. All of them are fiercely and unflinchingly honest, from the observant and thoughtful perspective of an 86-year-old. Here is a sampling of what you’ll encounter between these covers: -A teenage girl, skinny-dipping in the Ohio River, is chanced upon by a barge-load of men. She learns a surprising lesson from her mother. -After a lifetime of pain, a gay son comes out to his parents. -A championship basketball game unexpectedly unites two rival small towns. -What good lovers do under the covers … that sometimes even involves sex. -The story of a two-year-old orphan of a bootlegging mother. -The delicious fun of being 80-plus years old. -The misleading art of the obituary writer. -How our world offers some beguiling clues on the nature of the hereafter.