In this work I react to my surroundings, what is often termed one's story or narrative, the unfolding pattern or even chaos of one's life, through the evocative methods of poetry and song. The result is richer imagery and metaphor which a perhaps sterile intellectual work could not quite express. The work is arranged so that the last section deals with more current aspects of my story, though the poet also hopes it should reach the minds and hearts of other people.