CONTENTS 



WHERE LILACS BLOOM 103 



WHEN THE FOREST CLOSES IN . . . 108 



A BLUE-GRASS IDYL 113 



THE SUMMIT OF THE YEAR . . . 118 



THE EXPLAINING GOD 124 



SOIL THOUGHTS 126 



THE SMUG LIFE 133 



MOUNTAIN MOONLIGHT . . . . 135 



THE ISOLATION OF DAWN . . . . 140 



RUSSET PREMONITIONS 144 



WITCHING PATHWAYS 147 



OUT-DOOR COMPENSATIONS . . . 153 



CLOSE HOME 156 



WRESTLING SYCAMORES 158 



