A Lonely Flute

A sequence of lyric and narrative poems moves between intimate pastoral scenes and contemplative meditations on loss, longing, and the transcendent. The speaker frequently evokes winds, rivers, and evening light as musical forces, pairing musical metaphors with recollections of love, solitude, and spiritual yearning. Forms range from short lyrics and road-songs to ballads and elegies, with occasional ironic notices about fellow poets. Recurring concerns include mortality, the shaping of self by landscape, the search for a vanished song, and the mingling of earthly detail with devotional imagery.