Passages of Life is the journey through the different phases of an individualas lifeathe everyday struggle through happiness, sadness, depression, death, love, childhood and adulthood. Passages of Life comments meaningfully on lifeas joys and pleasures, rewards and its sweet momentsa] These poems see things in an optimistic light and reassure the reader that despite the day-to-day problems, life still contains many blessingsa] I as a poet understand the cosmic implications and the universality of happiness and sadness, laughter and tears. My poems muse the variety of human experience. I recommend my poems for their sentiment and delicate feeling, meditative depth and poetic craftsmanship.