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100 1 _aPeabody, Josephine Preston,
_d1874-1922
245 1 4 _aThe singing leaves
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2025-04-13
508 _aRichard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The singing leaves : A book of songs and spells by Josephine Preston Peabody" is a collection of lyric poetry likely composed in the early 20th century. The book gathers an array of poems—often short and musical in tone—that reflect on themes of nature, childhood, the human spirit, and the search for meaning and beauty. Lyrical and contemplative, this work falls within the tradition of poetic anthologies that explore both everyday experiences and more mystical or spiritual ruminations. The content of the book unfolds as a series of poems grouped under thematic sections such as “Songs and Spells,” “The Little Past,” “The Young Things,” and “Others.” Many poems dwell on the tension between longing for adventure and the comfort of home, as well as the ways sorrow and joy intermingle in life. With vivid images drawn from nature, simple yet profound observations of childhood, and reflections on love, faith, and endurance, the collection moves from the innocence and curiosity of youth to the wisdom and acceptance of maturity. Peabody’s verses invite readers to find small wonders in daily life, to cherish fleeting moments, and to transform both happiness and suffering into sources of insight and hope. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1903
653 _aAmerican poetry
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/singingleaves00peabrich
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75847
999 _c116572
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