A Little Book of Old Time Verse: Old Fashioned Flowers

Step into a gentle garden of verse where familiar blossoms of language bloom anew. This modest anthology gathers poems that once fluttered through courtly parlors, country lanes, and quiet study rooms, each chosen to stir the sweet recollections of a bygone era. The collector’s hope is that the old‑fashioned flowers of these lines will bloom in the listener’s heart as they have for generations.

Spanning six centuries, the collection includes the lyrical wit of Sir Edward Dyer, the pastoral charm of Shakespeare’s “Passionate Shepherd,” the tender reveries of Wordsworth’s kin, and the quiet strength of Browning’s introspections. Listeners will hear love declared in shy whispers, nature celebrated in bright couplets, and friendship praised in steady meter, each voice rendered with the intimacy of a personal recitation. Whether enjoyed on a rainy afternoon or as a soothing backdrop to quiet study, these verses invite a pause to savor the timeless cadence of poetry.