
Produced by Charles Aldarondo.
THE RAINBOW AND THE ROSE - BY - E. NESBIT
TO IRIS AND ROSAMUND - I. - THE THINGS THAT MATTER THE CONFESSION WORK THE JILTED LOVER THE WILL TO LIVE THE BEATIFIC VISION - II. - MUMMY WHEAT THE BEECH TREE IN ABSENCE SILENCE RAISON D'ETRE THE ONLOOKER THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE AT PARTING SONG RENUNCIATION - III. - THE VEIL OF MAYA SONG TO VERA THE POET TO HIS LOVE THE MAIDEN'S PRAYER SONG THE MAGIC FLOWER LA DERNIERE ROBE DE SOIE THE LEAST POSSIBLE EN TOUT CAS APPEAL ST. VALENTINE'S DAY CHAGRIN D'AMOUR BRIDAL EVE LOVE AND LIFE FROM THE ITALIAN - IV. - "OUT OF THE FULNESS OF THE HEART" SUMMER SONG THE LOWER ROOM SONG MAY SONG - V. - TO IRIS TO A CHILD BIRTHDAY TALK FOR A CHILD TO ROSAMUND FROM THE TUSCAN MOTHER SONG: FROM THE PORTUGUESE - VI. - THE ISLAND POSSESSION ACCESSION THE DESTROYER THE EGOISTS THE WAY OF LOVE TO ONE WHO PLEADED FOR CANDOUR IN LOVE THE ENCHANTED GARDEN THE POOR MAN'S GUEST IN THE SHALLOWS "AND THE RAINS DESCENDED AND THE FLOODS CAME" THE STAR - VII. - THE PRODIGAL SON DESPAIR THE TEMPTATION SECOND NATURE DE PROFUNDIS - VIII. - AT THE GATE VIA AMORIS RETRO SATHANAS THE OLD DISPENSATION THE NEW DISPENSATION THE THREE KINGS - IX. - AFTER DEATH CHLOE INVOCATION THE LAST BETRAYAL A PRAYER FOR THE KING'S MAJESTY TRUE LOVE AND NEW LOVE DEATH IN MEMORY OF SARETTA DEAKIN A PARTING - I. - THE THINGS THAT MATTER.
THE CONFESSION.
WORK.
THE JILTED LOVER TO HIS MOTHER.
THE WILL TO LIVE.
THE BEATIFIC VISION.
II. MUMMY WHEAT.
THE BEECH TREE.
An aging narrator sits beside a window, cataloguing the small know‑how that sustains a household—how to keep roses fresh, the perfect boil for peas, the rhythm of a child's sleep. He weaves the ordinary into verses, turning recipes, weather signs, and garden lore into a quiet theology of daily life. The opening piece feels like a gentle inventory of everything he has learned, from stitching a button to the invisible patterns that shape love and loss.
The tone shifts into a modest confession, where the speaker admits stolen moments and moral slips, yet frames them against the relentless march of chores and prayers. Through simple scenes of washing clothes, mending linens, and watching the sky, he explores the tension between law and compassion, asking whether a kinder God might forgive the ordinary failings of a human heart. Listeners are invited into a contemplative rhythm that honors both the humble tasks and the larger questions they echo.
Language
en
Duration
~1 hours (83K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2003-10-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1858–1924
Best known for The Railway Children and The Story of the Treasure-Seekers, this inventive English writer helped shape modern children's fantasy with stories that feel warm, funny, and startlingly real. She also wrote poetry and adult fiction, bringing the same lively imagination to a wide range of work.
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