About this book
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)
Chapters
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- 1The Things That Matter2:53 · read by Eleanor Howard
- 2The Confession2:04 · read by Ren Adamant
- 3Work2:11 · read by Beth Thomas (1974-2020)
- 4The Jilted Lover to His Mother2:06 · read by Christie Crews
- 5The Will to Live3:43 · read by Larry Wilson
- 6The Beatific Vision1:15 · read by Gemma Domenella
- 7Mummy Wheat1:41 · read by Ed Humpal
- 8The Beech Tree2:13 · read by JoeBlu
- 9In Absence1:30 · read by Vetta
- 10Silence0:52 · read by Vetta
- 11Raison D'Etre1:07 · read by Eleanor Howard
- 12The Onlooker1:23 · read by Carol
- 13The Tree of Knowledge0:46 · read by Andree-Ann Granger
- 14At Parting2:44 · read by Larry Wilson
- 15Song0:47 · read by Andree-Ann Granger
- 16Renunciation1:22 · read by Christie Crews
- 17The Veil of Maya1:43 · read by Carol
- 18Song1:14 · read by Christie Crews
- 19To Vera, Who Asked for a Song1:15 · read by Christie Crews
- 20The Poet to His Love1:09 · read by Ed Humpal
- 21The Maiden's Prayer1:26 · read by Gemma Domenella
- 22Song0:46 · read by Kathleen Moore
- 23The Magic Flower1:03 · read by Kathleen Moore
- 24La Derniere Robe De Soi1:22 · read by Andree-Ann Granger
- 25The Least Possible1:20 · read by Christie Crews
- 26En Tout Cas1:10 · read by Carol
- 27Appeal0:40 · read by Ren Adamant
- 28St Valentine's Day1:22 · read by Christie Crews
- 29Chagrin D'Amour1:03 · read by Ed Humpal
- 30Bridal Eve1:16 · read by Christie Crews
- 31Love and Life1:16 · read by Christie Crews
- 32From The Italian1:11 · read by Roohi
- 33Out of the Fullness of the Heart the Mouth Speaketh4:36 · read by Eileen Tipping
- 34Summer Song1:18 · read by Eleanor Howard
- 35The Lower Room0:54 · read by Christie Crews
- 36Song0:51 · read by JoeBlu
- 37May Song1:04 · read by Eleanor Howard
- 38To Iris1:47 · read by Jacquelyn Bengfort
- 39To A Child (Rosamund)2:52 · read by Beth Thomas (1974-2020)
- 40Birthday Talk for a Child (Iris)0:44 · read by Beth Thomas (1974-2020)
- 41To Rosamund1:08 · read by Jacquelyn Bengfort
- 42From the Tuscan0:53 · read by Andree-Ann Granger
- 43Mother Song1:28 · read by Eleanor Howard
- 44The Island1:56 · read by Larry Wilson
- 45Possession1:18 · read by Ren Adamant
- 46Accession1:25 · read by Christie Crews
- 47The Destroyer1:06 · read by Christie Crews
- 48The Egoists1:33 · read by Larry Wilson
- 49The Way of Love1:09 · read by Christie Crews
- 50To One Who Pleaded for Candour in Love1:31 · read by Christie Crews
- 51The Enchanted Garden1:02 · read by Amy Gramour
- 52The Poor Man's Guest1:40 · read by Christie Crews
- 53In the Shallows1:24 · read by Eleanor Howard
- 54"And the Rains Descended And the Floods Came"1:56 · read by Larry Wilson
- 55The Star2:07 · read by Jacquelyn Bengfort
- 56The Prodigal Son1:19 · read by Larry Wilson
- 57Despair1:17 · read by Andree-Ann Granger
- 58The Temptation1:33 · read by Beth Thomas (1974-2020)
- 59Second Nature2:09 · read by Christie Crews
- 60De Profundis1:12 · read by Larry Wilson
- 61At The Gate11:00 · read by Beth Thomas (1974-2020)
- 62Via Amoris4:34 · read by Larry Wilson
- 63Retro Sathanas0:56 · read by Andree-Ann Granger
- 64The Old Dispensation1:00 · read by Kathleen Moore
- 65The New Dispensation1:23 · read by Kathleen Moore
- 66The Three Kings5:11 · read by Larry Wilson
- 67After Death2:01 · read by Kathleen Moore
- 68Chloe1:12 · read by Christie Crews
- 69Invocation0:55 · read by Andree-Ann Granger
- 70The Last Betrayal1:03 · read by Christie Crews
- 71A Prayer for the King's Majesty4:33 · read by Eleanor Howard
- 72True Love and New Love1:14 · read by Ren Adamant
- 73Death1:44 · read by Beth Thomas (1974-2020)
- 74In Memory of Saretta Deakin5:49 · read by Roohi
- 75A Parting (For Dorothy)1:31 · read by Ren Adamant
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