The two paranormal short stories and 56 poems that make up Visions of a Skylark Dressed in Black exemplify the author Aberjhani's trademark penchant for individual aesthetic style and nuanced observations delivered via celebrated poetry.

A newborn who forces his own birth while in the middle of a mystical desert, and s seemingly alien being meditating on the music of the spheres in a lawless back alley provide the setting fictional component of Visions. The almost five dozen poems range from editorial-like commentaries on major events of the first decade of the 21st century to lyrical musings on the various qualities of love--erotic, spiritual, and otherwise.

Like The River of Winged Dreams, Visions of a Skylark Dressed in Black takes a balanced approach between dreamscape interiors of the contemplative heart and the more brutal exteriors of modern realism. Whether confronting the ravages of natural disasters like hurricanes Katrina and Rita or reeling from the onslaught of terrorism and war, the author fills every page with the burning language of a soul determined to confirm beauty and sense in a world that appears equally determined to allow room for either.