The House of the Trees & Other Poems

By A. Ethelwyn Wetherald

No other form of art can express the depth and diversity of human experience the way poetry does. The House of the Trees & Other Poems is an enchanting collection of the most beloved poems by Canadian poet and journalist Ethelwyn Wetherald. The words and thoughts expressed in these verses are a joy to read and will leave an everlasting impact on the reader. These delightful poems are written on various fascinating topics that will interest the readers and keep them connected with the poet throughout the collection.
This work will take the reader on a beautiful journey into the captivating world of poetry. It features some of the poet's most cherished poems, including The House of the Trees, The Sun on the Trees, Moonlight, Pine Needles, and many more.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Good Press
• Release date: May 19, 2021
• ISBN: 4064066168735

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A. Ethelwyn Wetherald

The House of the Trees & Other Poems

Published by Good Press, 2022

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EAN 4064066168735

Table of Contents

The Sun on the Trees

Moonlight

Pine Needles

The Sound of the Axe

The Prayer of the Year

The Hay Field

Twilight

The Sky Path

Fall and Spring

The Woodside Way

A Rainy Day

When Twilight Comes

Leafless April

The Visitors

Autumn Days

Woodland Worship

When Days Are Long

Out of Doors

Make Room

The Humming Bird

September

The March Orchard

The Blind Man

To the October Wind

A Midday in Midsummer

A Slow Rain

The Patient Earth

I

II

III

IV

V

At Dawn

In the Crowd

By Fields of Grass

October

Winter

The Snow-Storm

To February

Rest

The Shy Sun

In April

Apple Blossoms

The Big Moon

The Twins

I

II

III

IV

Autumn Fire

In the Grass

The Fields of Dark

Children in the City

Where Pleasures Grow

In the Heart of the Woods

Frost

The Chipmunk

Give Me the Poorest Weed

The Weeks that Walk in Green

Noonday of the Year

The Wind World

At the Window

Come Back Again

A Rainy Morning

June Apples

Beginning and End

Not at Home

The Wind of Memory

Philippa

The Student

Unspoken

Under the King

The Secret

Limitation

Three Years Old

Sometime, I Fear

Joy

In the Dark

Words

The Wind of Death

OPE your doors and take me in,

Spirit of the wood;

Wash me clean of dust and din,

Clothe me in your mood.

Take me from the noisy light

To the sunless peace,

Where at midday standeth Night,

Signing Toil’s release.

All your dusky twilight stores

To my senses give;

Take me in and lock the doors,

Show me how to live.

Lift your leafy roof for me,

Part your yielding walls,

Let me wander lingeringly

Through your scented halls.

Ope your doors and take me in,

Spirit of the wood;

Take me—make me next of kin

To your leafy brood.

The Sun on the Trees

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THE sun within the leafy woods

Is like a midday moon,

So soft upon these solitudes

Is bent the face of noon.

Loosed from the outside summer blaze

A few gold arrows stray;

A vagrant brilliance droops or plays

Through all the dusky day.

The gray trunk feels a