Including the poem Mortgage , 3rd Place Winner Women's National Book Association 2016 Writing Contest Moving Poetry that kindly welcomes readers in to sit down and rest awhile. - Kirkus Reviews These poems explore a common life, offering cadences of the everyday in images...lovingly attuned to what it means to see the world in both its joys and sorrows and to not be afraid. These are incantations to turn to when the path seems dark. Trust me, they will help. - Robert Kinsley, Author of Field Stones and Endangered Species Nicole Eiden's poems arise from a profound desire to find something crucial in the quotidian moments that compose the greater part of our lives. This is a delightful debut. - J. Allyn Rosser, Author of Mimi's Trapeze, Foiled Again, Misery Prefigured, and Bright Moves