What started as a few simple classroom examples, turned into the first collection of poetry by independent author/illustrator Zachariah Rippee. Embracing the true purpose of poetry, he is quickly swept from the simple lifeless examples of haiku poetry about staplers, to a world of passion for reading, teaching, and learning. However, when school can no longer contain his thoughts, he finds his words wading through rivers, sitting in the forests, and reflecting on times pasted by. Also contained in this book are illustrations from his "Missouri Wildlife" collection.