Poems

audiobook

Poems

by Mary Alice Walton

EN·~33 minutes·25 chapters

Chapters

25 total
1

POEMS - BY - MARY ALICE WALTON

0:12
2

Preface.

1:24
3

The Cross of Pearls.

0:51
4

The Solitary Lament.

1:56
5

Under the Rod.

0:35
6

Waiting, Ever Waiting.

1:02
7

To My Daughter. - LINES RECEIVED FROM MY MOTHER.

1:01
8

Providence Hospital.

0:56
9

The Photograph.

1:56
10

Midnight Thoughts.

0:50

Description

A quiet, steadfast voice emerges from the pages of this modest booklet, its verses penned while the author grappled with illness and fading sight. Each poem bears the imprint of a life tested by sorrow yet buoyed by a fierce, unshaken trust in divine grace. The collection offers a simple, earnest invitation to lean on faith when darkness presses close.

Touching on loss, mother‑child longing, and the ache of waiting, the verses weave personal grief with a broader spiritual promise. Themes of the Cross as a crown of pearls and the solitary lament of an aging heart echo the yearning for comfort and redemption. Even the brief, rhythmic pieces about waiting and hope carry a gentle, uplifting pulse that suggests a brighter horizon beyond present trials. Listeners will find a heartfelt testimony that transforms pain into prayer, encouraging perseverance and a deeper sense of peace.

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Language

en

Duration

~33 minutes (32K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by David Garcia, Melissa Er-Raqabi and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2005-02-02

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

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About the author

Mary Alice Walton

Mary Alice Walton

A pioneering classicist and archaeologist, this scholar helped open the ancient world to generations of students at Wellesley College. Her work joined close study of Latin with first-hand knowledge of sites, coins, and artifacts from Greece and Rome.

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