
In this lyrical collection, the poet invites listeners to step through a small window onto a vast, ever‑changing landscape. Each piece captures a fleeting moment—twilight mist over spring woods, a brook humming through a gorge, the quiet song of a thrush at dusk—and renders it in vivid, musical language. The verses move from the sparkle of snow‑white trilliums to the silver hush of moonlit seas, offering a mosaic of color, scent, and sound that feels both intimate and expansive.
The work also threads a subtle, reverent thread through the natural scenes, hinting at a quiet presence that watches over the woodlands, the hills, and the flowing water. Listeners find calm in the steady cadence of leaves rustling, bird wings beating, and water lapping against stone, making the collection a gentle meditation on beauty and gratitude. Ideal for moments of reflection, the poems linger like a soft breeze, encouraging the mind to pause and breathe.
Language
en
Duration
~17 minutes (16K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by David Edwards, Sam W. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from scans of public domain material produced by Microsoft for their Live Search Books site.)
Release date
2007-09-16
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects
A respected music scholar and biographer, she is best known for illuminating the life and work of pianist and composer Sergei Rachmaninoff. Her writing brings together careful research and a clear, approachable style for readers interested in music history.
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