An unusual collection of poems for older children. Recurring motifs, such as the poet's pet fly, ground this travelogue romance about finding yourself as a creative person. The poet reflects on learning Dutch, and the coincidences of sound across languages, alongside poems about how overwhelming it can be to be a person with feelings.
Elizabeth Parkins --- cool as crystal, a mirrored reflection of her surroundings in Chicago's elegant North Shore ... Sam Winslow --- sociologist, theologist, minister ... trying to piece a life together for the unfortunate souls destined to live in the urban squalor of west side Chicago ... THE GOLDEN CAGE --- where Elizabeth and Sam merge as one and risk all that they know and hold sacred for the one chance to be together ...