Poems

audiobook

Poems

by Marie Van Vorst

EN·~59 minutes·5 chapters

Chapters

5 total

THE SONG OF THE WHEAT

19:05

LYRICS

14:36

SONGS

7:50

ROUNDELS

9:31

SONNETS

8:01

Description

A sweeping chorus of verses opens with the birth of wheat, tracing its rise from dark earth to golden fields under sun‑lit skies. The language moves as fluidly as the wind through stalks, painting afternoons of humming bees, rustling leaves, and the quiet dignity of harvest. Each stanza feels like a breath of the countryside, inviting listeners to hear the land’s own song.

Interwoven with the natural imagery are stark reflections on the hands that till the soil—farmers whose sweat, toil, and hopes are etched into every furrow. Their stories are rendered with reverent honesty, from the simple pleasure of summer breezes to the harsher moments of blight and scarcity. The poems balance celebration of abundance with the sobering weight of labor, offering a resonant portrait of rural life.

Midway the collection gently turns, introducing a courtly tableau where a king, a knight, and a princess exchange vows and hidden glances. This brief, lyrical interlude hints at intrigue and honor without revealing the outcome, adding a contrasting human drama to the rural hymn.

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Language

en

Duration

~59 minutes (56K characters)

Release date

Mar 4, 2025

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Marie Van Vorst

Marie Van Vorst

1867–1936

Best remembered for pairing fiction with first-hand reporting, she wrote about the lives of working women and later served as a volunteer nurse during World War I. Her books move easily between social reform, travel, and storytelling, giving them both warmth and bite.

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