Farewell

Name: Farewell
Author: F. W. Harvey

By F. W. Harvey

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About This Book

A varied collection of poems and short prose pieces that celebrate the Cotswold and Gloucestershire countryside while exploring love, longing, and spiritual yearning. The poems range from concise nature lyrics—observing rivers, hedges, birds, and seasonal light—to sonnets and free-verse meditations that ask for vision, joy, and fellowship. Several pieces foreground homesickness and the solace of ritual and local customs, others offer wry or reflective commentary on mortality, vanity, and daily life. Prose poems and songs intersperse formal verse, producing a sequence that alternates celebratory rural description, quiet grief, religious petition, and gentle humour.

About the Author

F. W. Harvey

F. W. Harvey was a British poet and writer, known for his evocative reflections on life in Gloucestershire and his experiences during World War I. His notable works include "A Gloucestershire Lad at Home and Abroad," which captures the essence of rural life, and "Gloucestershire Friends: Poems From a German Prison Camp," a poignant collection that emerged from his time as a prisoner of war. Harvey's poetry often intertwines themes of nostalgia, nature, and the human spirit, contributing to the literary heritage of his region.