"In Search of Serenity", a fictional account of a homeless man who arrives at that place in life due to a few bad breaks and poor decisions, is one of 59 titles (totaling over 130 separate poems) included in this edition. Stories are written in a variety of rhyming formats and celebrate lives of family and friends; entertain through fiction, fantasy, humor and whimsy; and muse on everyday human experiences and spiritual matters. Even those who prefer free-verse poetry will appreciate the effort required to create stories with relatively precise meter; rhyming that is not forced; narratives that flow logically; and endings designed to generate emotional responses, including smiles.