Natural: Poems About Nature

By Joe Stout

When he's not in the mountains, poet Joe Stout is still exploring nature in the foothills of the Appalachians. This collection explores natural themes that don't relate to the mountains, but will still make you feel the warm sunlight and see nature in a new way. You'll enjoy this poetic look at the natural world surrounding the mountains.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Joe Stout
• Release date: Oct 13, 2020
• ISBN: 9781005102265

Joe Stout

Joe Stout is a native of East Tennessee. After spending seven years in Texas working as a Funeral Director, he returned home and began working in Technical Support. He spends his free time exploring the area near his home, writing poetry and working to establish a career as a writer. Joe lives in Newport, Tennessee, with his fiance, Anna; their two dogs, Toby and Tegan; and their cat, Eddie.

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NATURAL

POEMS INSPIRED BY NATURE

Joe Stout

Natural: Poems Inspired by Nature

Joseph Stout

Published by Joe Stout Writing at Smashwords

Copyright 2020 Joseph W. Stout

Also by this Author

Mountain Home: Poems About the Mountains

Table of Contents

Introduction

Natural Therapy

Gray Mornings

Cataloochee

Hike

Pine

Weeds

Hidden Place

French Broad

Lonely Duck

Power of Water

Rushing Stream

Ritual of Connection

Water Strider

My Island

Jumping

Silent Sentinels

Wildfire

Thunderstorms

Hard Rain

Storm

The Hollow

Lost Pencil

Moonrise

Firefly

Sunset

Appendix: Places

About the Author

For Anna

The most natural love

I've ever known

Introduction

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. —Albert Einstein

When I was assembling poems for my Mountain Home collection, I realized I had a lot of poems about nature that weren't about the