The title poem stands on the tidal flats of Grand Pré in Nova Scotia, the old Acadian country, where sunset light lingers on the river and the speaker recalls a beloved face long gone. The lyrics that follow, among them A Windflower, The Unreturning and When the Guelder Roses Bloom, return to loss, seasons and wild places.
A slim, musical collection that made Carman’s name, for lovers of Canadian landscape poetry. Download the free EPUB.