They say that the best way to make God laugh is to tell them your plans. And as the world has seen repeatedly over the last eighteen months, even the most well thought out and well-intentioned plans can be upended in an instant. As was the case for the American poet, Don Agey. In 2004, Agey’s wife, Kerri, died in a car accident on her way to work. And after four years in the navy and nearly twenty years working as a security officer for NASA, Agey was forced to retire early following an injury.