A collection of poetry in the whimsical style of Edith Nesbit, author of "The Five Children and It" and "The Railway Children". These poems are primarily for adults, although a few are written for her daughters. The majority are philosophical reflections on Edith Nesbit's life as a wife and mother, and theological reflections on Christianity and faith, the nature of the world, life and death. (Summary by Beth Thomas)
The Things That MatterThe ConfessionWorkThe Jilted Lover to His MotherThe Will to LiveThe Beatific VisionMummy WheatThe Beech TreeIn AbsenceSilenceRaison D'EtreThe OnlookerThe Tree of KnowledgeAt PartingSongRenunciationThe Veil of MayaSongTo Vera, Who Asked for a SongThe Poet to His LoveThe Maiden's PrayerSongThe Magic FlowerLa Derniere Robe De SoiThe Least PossibleEn Tout CasAppealSt Valentine's DayChagrin D'AmourBridal EveLove and LifeFrom The ItalianOut of the Fullness of the Heart the Mouth SpeakethSummer SongThe Lower RoomSongMay SongTo IrisTo A Child (Rosamund)Birthday Talk for a Child (Iris)To RosamundFrom the TuscanMother SongThe IslandPossessionAccessionThe DestroyerThe EgoistsThe Way of LoveTo One Who Pleaded for Candour in LoveThe Enchanted GardenThe Poor Man's GuestIn the Shallows"And the Rains Descended And the Floods Came"The StarThe Prodigal SonDespairThe TemptationSecond NatureDe ProfundisAt The GateVia AmorisRetro SathanasThe Old DispensationThe New DispensationThe Three KingsAfter DeathChloeInvocationThe Last BetrayalA Prayer for the King's MajestyTrue Love and New LoveDeathIn Memory of Saretta DeakinA Parting (For Dorothy)
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