Magical Nature: Poems About Creatures, Flowers, and Seasons
Ebook
Overview
The poems of Magical Nature suggest that the natural world possesses a magical quality, to which humans respond with awe and wonder. This happens because creatures, flowers, seasons, and other aspects of nature through appearance, activity, unknown aspects or characteristics, and the interaction of natural phenomena often create a magical experience. For example, one may see in the sunlight what otherwise might not be seen. Or one sees at nighttime what is not seen during daylight. Sometimes what may seem magical in nature results from the interaction of both usual and unusual forces and courses of nature. The aurora borealis are an excellent example. These interweaving strands of light result from magnetic storms activated by explosions on the sun, or gas bubbles propelled from the sun. The poems in this book do not equate the wonders of nature with magic as such, rather they reflect on nature’s capacity to evoke awe within us. The magical aspects of nature often influence our moods and mental postures. They can comfort, inspire, expand imagination, and entertain. Hence they are vital to human experience and often enhance the quality of life.
S T Kimbrough’s nature poems are full of moments of astonishment—the ‘magical nature’ of the book’s title, a ‘Montana Spring,’ the playfulness of a squirrel, a chipmunk climbing up a wall, the beauty of a blue heron—all are celebrated in verse that is traditional in rhyme and meter but full of surprises. The natural world has enchanted ‘S T’ since childhood and remains vivid to him with acute perception and happy recollection.
——J. R. Watson, Emeritus Professor of English, University of Durham, United Kingdom
This little volume by prolific poet, S T Kimbrough, celebrates his capacities of observation, of wonder and delight in the habits and shifts of the natural world. From his backyard to the Maasai Mara, from giant sequoias to the smallest daisy, from breath-taking cold to summer rain through the trees, the collection captures the magic and ‘wonder that enthralls the heart.’
——Barbara Day Miller, Associate Professor Emerita of Liturgy and Music, Candler School of Theology, Emory University
- Title: Magical Nature: Poems About Creatures, Flowers, and Seasons
- Author: Jr. S T Kimbrough
- Publisher: Resource Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2025
- Logos Release Date: 2025
- Pages: 88
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9798385251148, 9798385251131, 9798385251124
- Resource ID: LLS:9798385251148
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-05-29T01:29:55Z