Willow Pollen

audiobook

Willow Pollen

by Jeannette Augustus Marks

EN·~47 minutes·69 chapters

Chapters

69 total
1

WILLOW POLLEN

0:14
2

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

0:22
3

PROEM

1:13
4

WILLOW POLLEN Fleur de Lys on Lake Champlain, June 3, 1920

0:41
5

YOU - I

0:16
6

CROSS ROADS

0:32
7

CALENDAR Of a Little Garden on Lake Champlain

2:25
8

WILD GRAPE VINE

1:17
9

TO SOME FLOWERS Growing Near a Wall of Portland Harbor

0:40
10

STARS - I

0:23

Description

Willow Pollen invites listeners into a quiet world where memory and nature intertwine. Through a series of intimate poems, a narrator reflects on the lingering presence of a beloved mother, turning everyday scenes—rain on a roof, willow trees by a lake, the hum of bees—into meditations on love, loss, and the passing of seasons. The language is lush and musical, offering a gentle, almost reverent, view of the natural world as a conduit for personal remembrance.

The collection moves fluidly between vivid landscapes and inner contemplation, letting the listener hear the rustle of leaves, the buzz of a summer bee, and the soft murmur of a mother's heartbeat echoing in silence. Each piece builds a mosaic of moments—spring blossoms, twilight songbirds, autumn gold—that together form a tender tribute to the ties that bind us to those who have gone. Listeners will find a soothing, reflective experience that celebrates both the beauty of the external world and the quiet strength of memory.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~47 minutes (45K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

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

Release date

2016-09-20

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Jeannette Augustus Marks

Jeannette Augustus Marks

1875–1964

A poet, playwright, and professor, she helped shape campus life at Mount Holyoke while building a long literary career of her own. Her life and work also reflect an important partnership with college president Mary Emma Woolley.

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