SEARCHINGS by Sybil Austin Skakle, a collection of poems, span a lifetime. The subtitle: Rocks, Revelations and Rainbows indicate the means by which the author learned to draw closer to God. "Rocks" symbolize trials on life's road. "Revelations" and "rainbows" are insights and blessings.

Poems of struggle to remain loving and obedient in face of human rejection and misunderstanding appear throughout the work, as do the insights regarding certain Bible characters, stories and passages. Her spiritual journey includes the losses of loved ones to death, pain of divorce and alienation. The poem "Loves Defense" expresses the truth that Love, as God is love, enables one to love beyond oneself. Life's ultimate victory is this freedom, possible only with God's help.