These key instances, rhythmically pronounced and metaphorically enhanced, arrive at a fatigue which yet cannot efface the required moral beneficience of our actions and thoughts. The poet’s craft lies here at the heart of expression. The arbitrary nature of language becomes motivated by the musical arrangement of every syllable and figure of speech. This collection convinces the diligent reader that he or she has not aimlessly spent energy, and that a type of happiness has been reached in the process of wandering through Steve Light’s remarkable compositional skills.