This collection of poems is inspired by the charms of the countryside and the changing of the seasons. In its pages readers will find some of the most beautiful and unforgettable verse in Western literature, accompanied by gorgeous paintings that illuminate the writings. From the first buds of early spring to the peacefulness of a late-winter snowfall, the beauty of nature and the cycle of life is captured eloquently by master poets from John Milton to Emily Dickinson. This collection includes verse by:

• Emily Bronte

• Geoffrey Chaucer

• Emily Dickinson

• Gerard Manly Hopkins

• John Keats

• William Shakespeare

• Walt Whitman

• William Wordsworth

Also includes paintings by:

• Camille Pissarro

• Fillipepi Sandro Botticelli

• John Constable

• Claude Monet

• Winslow Homer