Developing and expanding the explorations of previous works, this mature
collection invokes shepherds and farm laborers, lakes and swimmers, and the
changes of the seasons amid a play of light and shade, abandon and reserve.
Suffused with the scents and colors of the Mediterranean landscape, these
quietly thoughtful poems choose subtle over obvious effects yet convey an
astounding force and beauty. Meditating upon erotic and rural themes, these
poems reveal an affirmation of the unending power of language through short
love lyrics, portrait poems, anecdotes, satirical epigrams, and beautifully
crafted narratives of travel and memory.