Thirteen Moons and a Day is a reminiscence of late life steeped in the natural world. The poems are rooted in the north Georgia piedmont – the woodlands, rivers, gardens, neighborhoods. The narrative thread reflects the passing moods in the progression of seasons and hints at the underlying unity of life. There is a melancholy beauty to the transience, yet finally a quiet joy in the belonging.
Publication by Kelsay Books is scheduled for early spring 2026.
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Contents:
Prologue
- Foreword: The Memory of an Unspoiled Georgia
- Preface: For One More Dance
- Prelude: To Taste of Life
Section 1: When Life Breathes Light
- Twenty nine poems on the growing days from winter solstice to mid-summer.
Section 2: Interlude: Summer Dreams of Distant Shores
- Eight mid-summer poems set on the Carolina coast, Vermont, Maine, Hawaii, England, and Scotland.
Section 3: When Time Trends Toward Waning
- Twenty poems on the waning days from late summer through the end of autumn.
Epilogue
- Benediction: May You Grow
- Postlude: A Psalm of Gaia
Thirteen Moons and a Day – Poems on Seasons Relived 