Light between the Trees (of Skies and Seasons)
The story revolves around a young woman who returns to her childhood home after many years away. She finds herself drawn into the lives of the people she left behind and must confront the choices she made in the past. As she navigates her relationships with those around her, she begins to see the world through their eyes and starts to question her own identity and purpose. The narrative explores themes of love, loss, and self-discovery as the protagonist grapples with the complexities of adulthood and the passage of time.
By Henry Van Dyke · First published 1907 · Genre: Poetry, Nature, Philosophical · 855 words
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First lines
Long, long, long the trail / Through the brooding forest-gloom, / Down the shadowy, lonely vale / Into silence, like a room / Where the light of life has fled, / And the jealous curtains close / Round the passionless repose / Of the silent dead.
Plod, plod, plod away, / Step by step in mouldering moss; / Thick branches bar the day / Over languid streams that cross / Softly, slowly, with a sound / Like a smothered weeping, / In their aimless creeping / Through enchanted ground.
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Light between the Trees (of Skies and Seasons) is listed on Textopian as a short story by Henry Van Dyke, dated 1907 CE.
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- Work type: Short story
- Author: Henry Van Dyke
- Date: 1907 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Nature, Philosophical, Adventure, Romanticism
- Length: 855 words
- Structure: 1 section, 18 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Poetry — The work is structured in verse form, utilizing rhyme and meter to convey its themes.
- Nature — The text vividly describes natural landscapes and phenomena, focusing on forests, streams, and seasonal changes.
- Philosophical — The themes explore existential concepts such as life, death, and the passage of time.
- Adventure — The narrative involves a journey through challenging terrain, symbolizing a quest or adventure.
Tags
Poetic · Philosophical · Nature-inspired · Symbolic · Meditative · Contemplative · Spiritual · Existential · Cosmological · Seasonal · Tree-related · Sky-related