The House of the Trees & Other Poems

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The House of the Trees & Other Poems

by A. Ethelwyn Wetherald

EN·~44 minutes·72 chapters

Chapters

72 total

The House of the Trees - The House of the Trees

0:36

The Sun on the Trees

0:33

Moonlight

0:29

Pine Needles

0:40

The Sound of the Axe

0:53

The Prayer of the Year

0:26

The Hay Field

0:50

Twilight

0:28

The Sky Path

0:40

Fall and Spring

0:29
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Description

The verses open with a quiet invitation to step inside a living forest, where doors of bark and leaf become portals to peace. Each poem breathes with the scent of pine, the hush of twilight, and the soft glow of sun filtered through branches. The language is both reverent and intimate, turning ordinary scenes—sunlit glades, the sound of an axe, a moonlit night—into meditations on solitude, renewal, and the passage of time.

In this collection listeners will wander through shifting moods, from the calm of a hay field at dusk to the sharp sting of winter's chill. The poet’s rhythmic cadence and vivid imagery make the natural world feel immediate, inviting quiet reflection or a gentle backdrop to a busy day. Whether you seek a moment of escape or a lyrical companion for contemplation, the poems offer a serene journey through woodlands and the inner landscapes they awaken.

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Language

en

Duration

~44 minutes (43K 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

Jun 30, 2016

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

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About the author

A. Ethelwyn Wetherald

A. Ethelwyn Wetherald

1857–1940

A Canadian poet and journalist with a gift for vivid nature writing, she brought the seasons, countryside, and everyday feeling to life in verse and prose. Her work appeared widely in Canada and the United States, making her a familiar literary voice of her time.

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