I dabbled in waves that softened the sun-baked sand And dreamed of light and glistening seas Themes of courage and story, hope and despair, faith and friendship, busyness and yearning, are explored in this short collection of poems. Anthony Buckley is a teacher, writer and priest, now living in Oxford. The front cover is a Spring sunrise on Orkney; the picture here remembers the encouragement of a teacher who, many years ago, kindly made a backing frame for a child's poem.