In his fourth volume of poetry the author, Jon Lobdell, explores how to be compassionate to others, given all our fears and prejudices. In a poem about the homeless he reveals how once, "my petty mind has fallen into my heart." In another poem he gives a recipe for remaining sane in this crazy world. I shove away the news of the world in order to write, Then I let it back in on my terms. Wars will be balanced by the mercy of a flowing creek Hate will...