Project Gutenberg 2025-04-13 Public domain in the USA. 148 Peabody, Josephine Preston 1874 1922 Marks, Mrs. Lionel The singing leaves : $b A book of songs and spells $aUnited States :$bHoughton Mifflin Company, $c1903. Richard 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) "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.) https://archive.org/details/singingleaves00peabrich 20240805134415peabody 1903 US Reading ease score: 89.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en American poetry PS Text Category: Poetry 158599 2025-06-30T05:18:38.621818 text/html 132235 2025-04-13T07:00:55 text/html 606299 2025-06-30T05:18:45.056810 application/epub+zip 602636 2025-06-30T05:18:40.859881 application/epub+zip 369562 2025-06-30T05:18:39.553844 application/epub+zip 1436575 2025-06-30T05:18:48.046835 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1381752 2025-06-30T05:18:44.115796 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 94934 2025-06-30T05:18:37.769845 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 75013 2025-04-13T07:00:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15511 2025-06-30T05:18:48.182775 application/rdf+xml 24293 2025-06-30T05:18:40.020816 image/jpeg 3024 2025-06-30T05:18:39.784828 image/jpeg 2457675 2025-06-30T05:18:38.655888 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia