Tales from Cornucopia: A collection of miner's poems

By Steven Pferdberg

Some people say Cornucopia isn’t real. But if you’ve been there, you know it exists...

In this collection, Steven Pferdberg presents 15 light-hearted miner's poems, that deal with subjects as diverse as loss of packhorses, greed, metallurgy, giant spiders, farming life or philosophical trees.

Cornucopia has often been called the land of plenty. Its beautiful landscapes and hospitable citizens inspired the poems, that became an instant internet success, and are presented here for the first time in printed form.

As a special bonus for visitors of Cornucopia, this book also contains a comprehensive map of the country and its vast railway network.

Suitable for miners and craftsmen ages 10 and up.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Books on Demand
• Release date: Jun 16, 2015
• ISBN: 9783739271705

Steven Pferdberg

Steven Pferdberg hails from the Deep South of Cornucopia, where steep mountains of clay dominate the barren landscape. As a young man, he embarked on a long journey, to seek happiness in the greener and more densely populated lands of the North. Today, he lives in the thriving town of Dead Spider Valley and works as an architect, fisherman and local news poet.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

The Ballad Of Spider Frank

Greed's Hungry Gorge

The Horse On The Cliff

Island Of Wonders

Ode To Lava Falls

Ode To Our Lord Of The Mountain

Ode To The Bermudas

The Raft

Song Of The Merry Farmer

Song Of The Seafarers

To Gold

To Iron

The Town And The Spider

The Tree Garden

APPENDIX

Claire Voyant's Secret Notes

Map of Cornucopia

For the citizens

of Cornucopia.

Introduction

I greet thee, hungry traveller,

The name is Pferdberg, Steven.

I like to write about the things

That make me feel uneven.

The rhythms might seem obvious,

The rhymes are sometimes simple.

A poet knows, a