Näkinkenkä : Runoja

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Näkinkenkä : Runoja

by Ilmari Pimiä

FI·~20 minutes·47 chapters

Chapters

47 total

NÄKINKENKÄ

0:01

ILMARI PIMIÄ

0:04

SISÄLLYS: - HUUMEISET HETKET

0:07

IHANA MERI

0:07

MAARIANKÄMMEKKÄ

0:08

PITKÄ ILTA

0:12

EPILOGI

0:02

HUUMEISET HETKET - AURINGONNOUSU

0:19

AAMU

0:29

HUUMEISET HETKET

0:27
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Description

A quiet walk through the Finnish countryside unfolds in these poems, where sunrise spills gold over misty fields and the hush of early‑morning birds becomes a gentle invitation. The verses linger on the texture of light on water, the heat of a July noon, and the soft sigh of rain‑kissed leaves, capturing moments that feel both intimate and timeless. Each line invites listeners to pause, breathe, and sense the world with a poet’s keen, almost tactile awareness.

The collection moves from the restless sea—its rolling waves, lone gulls, and distant ships—to the warm glow of summer evenings and the lingering scent of pine after a storm. Themes of longing, fleeting joy, and the subtle melancholy of twilight weave through the pages, offering a lyrical portrait of nature’s cycles. Listeners will find a rhythm that mirrors the ebb and flow of everyday life, wrapped in language that is both simple and richly evocative.

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Language

fi

Duration

~20 minutes (19K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

Porvoo: WSOY, 1926.

Credits

Tuula Temonen

Release date

Feb 6, 2024

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Ilmari Pimiä

Ilmari Pimiä

1897–1989

A Finnish poet, visual artist, and drawing teacher, he moved through the energetic literary circles of the 1920s and later wrote with a deep sense of longing for Karelia. His work connects modernist excitement with memory, place, and loss.

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