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A gently whispered chorus of verses invites listeners into an intimate world where love is rendered both celestial and earthy. The poems move from the sudden, dizzying collision of two souls to quieter reflections on desire, memory, and the longing to erase past selves. Rich with sunrise‑and‑moon imagery, the collection balances tender confession with a playful teasing of mythic contrasts between passion and lust.
The voice shifts smoothly between reverent devotion and mischievous observation, offering moments that feel like a private confession and others that echo the rhythm of a timeless ballad. Listeners will hear the echo of late‑nineteenth‑century lyricism, softened by a modern resonance that makes the emotions feel immediate. As each stanza unfurls, the experience becomes a thoughtful meditation on how love can both illuminate and unsettle the heart.
Language
en
Duration
~1 hours (81K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Larry B. Harrison, 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
2016-03-31
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1850–1919
Best known for the much-quoted lines of "Solitude," she was a hugely popular American poet whose direct, emotional verse reached a wide audience in newspapers and books. Her work often mixed romance, optimism, and everyday feeling in a style meant to be read by ordinary people, not just literary insiders.
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