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Snow Melt and Silence: Poems through the seasons of the year
Paperback
Poetry AnthologiesGeneral Poetry
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jan 4 2025
Pages: 102
Weight: 0.28
Height: 0.24 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Snow Melt and Silence: Poems through the seasons of the year
A journey through grief, hope, and renewal-fifty poems for fifty years of life.
In our fast-paced, distracted world, poetry invites us to slow down, to notice, to wake-even if only for a moment-to the beauty and sorrow woven through our days.
Snow Melt and Silence takes readers on a contemplative pilgrimage through the seasons, beginning with autumn's melancholy and winter's darkness, moving through spring's tentative hope, and arriving at summer's vibrant celebration. These fifty poems-written over twenty years-explore the natural world with unflinching attention: the silence of a blackbird, the return of swallows, the fierce beauty of a heron striking through water.
But this is more than a nature collection. Jon Thurlow weaves together landscape and loss, memory and prayer, the sacred and the everyday. Here you'll find poems that honor the devastation of war, the ache of absence, the small resurrections that come with spring's first snowdrop. From the Somerset Levels to the mountains of Wales, from Ghanaian markets to quiet country churches, these poems bear witness to a life fully lived-with all its seasons of joy and sorrow.
Perfect for readers who love:- Contemplative, accessible poetry rooted in the natural world
- Spiritual reflection that honors both doubt and faith
- Writers like Mary Oliver, Wendell Berry, and R.S. Thomas
- Poetry that invites you to pause, breathe, and be present
Whether you're walking through your own season of grief or celebrating new beginnings, Snow Melt and Silence offers companionship for the journey-reminding us that even in winter's darkest moments, spring is already stirring beneath the frozen ground.
Give me juicy autumnal fruit, ripe and red from the orchard, then, for I will make the most of that, while I may. -George Eliot
Jon Thurlow is a physiotherapist, former associate pastor, and the author of multiple poetry and devotional books including Hymns from the Hermitage and Pilgrim Prayers for the Journey Home. His work explores the intersection of spirituality, healing, and the sacred beauty found in ordinary life.
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