Among the Trees Again

A year unfolds in verse through the wandering eyes of a poet who found sanctuary among the trees. Evaleen Stein traces the slow revolution of seasons, from winter's bare branches to summer's heavy canopy, capturing each month in its particular light and mood. These are poems of patient observation: the first thaw of March, the golden madness of October, the quiet of snowfall settling on pine. Stein writes not with grand declarations but with the quiet certainty of someone who has listened long enough to hear what the natural world is always whispering. For readers who have ever felt the newness of spring like a physical thing, or watched the last leaf fall with something like recognition, this collection offers a companionable silence and the reminder that time moves in circles we can only sometimes name.