The Three Works In This Volume Concern People Either Slipping From Or Trying Tograsp Needed Levels In Life. In The Case Of Arlene A Mental Patient Will Onlyreveal Her Traumatic Past To An Itinerant Part-Time Worker Creating Intrigueswithin Their Facility. The Lightweight Written In Verse Is Essentially An Epicpoem About A Regular Guy. His Story Offers Meaning In Its Commonalitywith The Aspirations And Weaknesses Of Many Other People. In The Celestialopera A Reunion Of Two Old Friends At A Funeral Leads To Deeper Understandingof Life Death And What May Lie Beyond.