Mountain Offerings

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Through interactions with and the examination of the natural world poems in </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Mountain Offerings</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> move from a youthful voice to a more experienced one showing a coming-of-age in partnership parenthood loss and the development of independence and self-awareness. The simplicity beauty and peace of the outdoors provides an ideal vehicle through which this poet explores complex human emotions. In January in Vermont Allen writes: </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The stars always shine brightest </span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>on the coldest of days</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>a reward just for making it. </span></p><p><br></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Mountain Offerings </em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>is accessible honest poignant and-</span><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>rooted in nature and the natural world-earthly.</span></p><p><br></p>