Poems selected by the author from his previously published books: Pilgrimage to a Gingko Tree (World Friendship Center, 1995), The Metal of My Mouth (FootHills Publishing, 2004, Poets on Peace #7), The Luminous House (Finishing Line Press, 2007), Pilgrimage to a Gingko Tree (WordTech Communications, 2008), Part Darkness, Part Breath (Plain View Press, 2008), Everyday Objects (Plain View Press, 2015), House of Green Water (FootHills Publishing, 2015), Backyard Passages and Grace Street (FootHills Publications, 2012, and Cayuga Lake Books, 2016), and 10048 (Finishing Line Press, 2019).