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A lyrical meditation on nature, mind, and the costs of progress unfolds in powerful, accessible verse.
This collection surveys the arc of life from primeval dawn to human striving, pairing vivid natural imagery with questions about growth, loss, and responsibility. Readers will hear a voice that moves between wonder and warning as it traces how life evolves and what we owe to one another. The poems blend epic scale with intimate feeling, inviting reflection on how civilization rises from the earth and how imagination shapes our world. Through striking scenes and clear, direct language, the book asks readers to consider progress, sacrifice, and the mysteries of existence.
- Experience sweeping, nature-led scenes that progress into thought-provoking meditation.
- Join a reflective journey through life’s origins, growth, and the costs that accompany advancement.
- Encounter accessible language that invites readers to ponder science, spirit, and humanity.
- Explore themes of renewal, responsibility, and hope across changing landscapes.
Ideal for readers who enjoy nature poetry with philosophical undertones and a human-centered view of history and progress.
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I would I were the glow-worm dost thou remember? O moon, large golden summer moon why will you haunt ME unawares? When you wake from troubled slumbers.
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