Forest Pictures in the Adirondacks

This collection opens a window onto the Adirondack wilderness, using a series of poems that blend keen observation with lyrical imagination. Engraved illustrations accompany each piece, turning the listener’s mind to towering pines, mist‑cloaked mountains, and shimmering lakes. The verses move from quiet repose beneath a “kindly breast” of trees to the electric surge of a storm‑tossed peak, setting a rhythm that matches the landscape’s pulse.

The poems wander through varied scenes: a tranquil shallow where dragonflies dart, a roaring rapid that mimics a battle‑cry, and a misty canyon echoed by the call of loons. Recurring images of eagles, nightingales, and pine‑scented breezes tie the sections together, offering a sense of continuity across the wilderness. Listeners are invited to linger on each description, feeling the cool spray of water and the warm glow of firelight, as if they themselves were drifting in a canoe along the Saranac.