Birds, Beasts and Flowers

"Birds, Beasts and Flowers" by D. H. Lawrence is a collection of poetry first published in 1923. Written across multiple continents—from Florence to Sicily, Ceylon, Australia, and New Mexico—these poems explore the profound 'otherness' of the non-human world. Lawrence organizes his verses into thematic sections spanning fruits, trees, flowers, creatures, reptiles, birds, and animals, prefacing many with quotations from Greek philosophy. The collection captures his wandering observations of nature's mysteries during his years abroad.

Birds, Beasts and Flowers, by D. H. Lawrence. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #60337.