Brown leaves and other verses

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Brown leaves and other verses

by Ella Stevens Harris

EN·~35 minutes·27 chapters

Chapters

27 total

TO E. P. H.

0:59

BROWN LEAVES

1:48

TO THE DAISIES

1:52

ABSENCE

0:27

TO FLORENCE (On Her Tenth Birthday.)

1:42

NATURE’S INFLUENCE

2:10

A VALENTINE (To E. P. H.)

1:31

A SPRING REVERIE

4:11

TO HER DOLLY

1:11

MY PRAYER

0:31

Description

A tender chorus of memories and seasons unfolds across this intimate collection, where each verse seeks to translate feelings that ordinary speech cannot capture. The poet turns to the natural world—brown leaves, daisies, winter’s breath—to mirror the cycles of love, longing, and quiet hope. Gentle reverence for life’s fleeting moments is woven through images of snowfall, garden blossoms, and the hush of autumn, inviting listeners to pause and sense the deeper rhythm beneath everyday scenes.

The listening experience feels like a whispered conversation with a close confidante, each poem resonating with quiet wisdom and heartfelt sincerity. Varied in tone yet unified by a calm, reflective voice, the pieces move from tender celebrations of affection to contemplations of absence and the promise of renewal. As the verses drift from sunrise to the hush of night, they offer a soothing soundtrack for anyone yearning to hear the subtle music of the heart.

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Language

en

Duration

~35 minutes (33K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

Montclair: Altavista, 1912.

Credits

Charlene Taylor, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

Sep 16, 2023

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Ella Stevens Harris

Ella Stevens Harris

A little-known early 20th-century poet, remembered for a single published collection that lingers on nature, memory, and the passing seasons. Her verses have a quiet, reflective feeling that suits listeners who enjoy intimate, old-fashioned lyric poetry.

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