Poems

audiobook

Poems

by Nora May French

EN·~48 minutes·54 chapters

Chapters

54 total
1

THE OUTER GATE

0:37
2

RAIN

0:26
3

BEST-LOVED

0:25
4

THE ROSE

0:39
5

BETWEEN TWO RAINS

0:39
6

THE MESSAGE

0:23
7

BY THE HOSPITAL

0:28
8

“OH, DRYAD THOUGHTS”

0:21
9

MUSIC IN THE PAVILION

0:43
10

REBUKE

0:44

Description

The opening invites listeners into a world where voice and veil intertwine, beginning with a solemn dialogue between Life and a wandering child at an outer gate. From that meditative start the poems wander through rain‑soaked landscapes, fragile blossoms, and quiet seas, each piece painting a vivid scene with a rhythm that feels both ancient and immediate. The language shifts from mythic reverence to intimate observation, letting the listener hear the sigh of a storm or the whispered promise of a rose.

In later sections the collection moves through moments of hospital stillness, dryad memories, and the clamor of a bustling pavilion, all underscored by a persistent thread of longing and revelation. Listeners will sense a balance between melancholy and hope, as each poem offers a brief, resonant pause—a silver space between two rains. The overall experience feels like a guided walk through varied emotional gardens, where every turn reveals another facet of the human heart.

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Language

en

Duration

~48 minutes (46K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Mary Kay, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2016-08-13

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Nora May French

Nora May French

1881–1907

A gifted young poet of California's early bohemian scene, she wrote lyric, emotionally intense poems before her life was cut short at just 26. Her work, published after her death, still carries the mood of a restless and searching spirit.

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