Green Fields and Running Brooks, and Other Poems

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Green Fields and Running Brooks, and Other Poems

by James Whitcomb Riley

EN·~2 hours·123 chapters

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123 total
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Produced by Al Haines

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GREEN FIELDS AND RUNNING BROOKS - JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY - INDIANAPOLIS - THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY - PUBLISHERS - COPYRIGHT 1893 - BY JAMES W. RILEY - TO MY SISTERS - ELVA AND MARY - GREEN FIELDS AND RUNNING BROOKS - GREEN FIELDS AND RUNNING BROOKS

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A COUNTRY PATHWAY.

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ON THE BANKS O' DEER CRICK.

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I.

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II.

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III.

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A WATER-COLOR.

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THE CYCLONE.

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WHERE-AWAY.

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Description

A walk through this lyrical landscape feels like stepping onto a sun‑dappled trail where every turn reveals a new vignette of countryside wonder. The poet’s voice blends playful observation with quiet reverence, turning simple sights—running brooks, rustling reeds, a startled chipmunk—into vivid, rhythmic snapshots that linger long after the line ends. The verses dance between light‑hearted whimsy and deeper reflections on memory, solitude, and the pull of home.

In the longer, wandering pieces the narrator drifts along imagined paths, inviting listeners to follow through meadow, forest, and creek as if they were companions on a shared adventure. Natural details sparkle with humor—a mischievous garter‑snake, buzzing bumble‑bees, fluttering butterflies—while the cadence carries a gentle, musical quality that feels both nostalgic and fresh.

Together, these poems create a tapestry of rural America that celebrates the ordinary as extraordinary, offering a soothing, immersive experience for anyone who loves to let language lead them into the heart of the landscape.

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en

Duration

~2 hours (142K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2005-02-16

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

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About the author

James Whitcomb Riley

James Whitcomb Riley

1849–1916

Beloved in his own lifetime as the “Hoosier Poet,” this Indiana writer turned everyday speech, childhood memory, and gentle humor into poems that generations of readers remembered by heart. His best-known pieces, including "Little Orphant Annie" and "The Raggedy Man," helped make him one of the most popular American poets of the late 19th century.

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