The Timid Leaper

From The Intro: Catastrophes And Trophiesthis Collection Is Actually The Combination And Slight Rearrangement Of Four Separate Volumes Of Verse; Almost All Of These Poems Were Written In The Calendar Year 2001. It'S Not Much To Show For A Year Of Human Life-- That Rich Mystery We Are Twisted Into By Such A Resolute Hand. The Main Emphasis Of This Collection (As I Hope Will Be Quite Clear) Is Nature. Nature And Naturalism Are Not Quite The Same Thing, However, And I Have Always Had My Own Disagreements With The Various Proponents Of Those Who Took Too Dogmatically Thoreau'S Painful Premise "Simplify, Simplify, Simplify." The Sub-Title Is "Inner Nature Poems," And That Is To Help Show That The Weather For Humans Is Never Merely A Matter Of What'S Over Our Heads-- It'S What'S In Our Hearts As Well.