This book is a collection of Vikram Seth's poems. They explore themes of the individual's connection to nature through our own life cycles and those of the world around us - birth, death, decay, rebirth, renewal - how these are experienced psychologically as states of our being just as they are realised in actual natural processes and rhythms of seasonal change. This collection makes powerful poetic statements about transience that are quietly poignant, and delicately written. There are several strong* poems in this collection, and so overall I'd recommend this book, and probably** the other poetry of Vikram Seth, to anyone who enjoys a good meditative verse.
* My standard for a strong poem is pretty flexible - usually it just means one that was so enjoyable and/or heavy that upon finishing it I close the book upon my thumb, stare at the ceiling wide-eyed and make a noise life "whfff" for a couple of seconds before then re-reading the poem, aloud.
** Having never explored him as a writer, really. My parents got me this for Christmas.
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