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A poem in this collection begins: ""Too much time has passed, and I am lonely for a forest."" The author of the poems in this collection has a strong affinity for the natural world, as well as empathy for the people in her world. Her fresh vision focuses on a variety of lifeforms, small and large: a katydid, a luna moth, spawning salmon, a volcano...and her son standing near a field of corn, sunlight pouring over him. Close observation, vivid imagery, and a loving approach to the universe find clear expression in the poems here.

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Sherri Bedingfield's poetry captures the art of nature-the beauty that both inspires and gives shape to our dreams as well as our understanding of ourselves-and the nature of life itself. Her poems explore what it means to be right where we are as images from nature unlock the deep mysteries of life. I read her poems and think she is like me, her dad was like my dad, her trees are like my trees. Her work is an embrace and an invitation into conversation. She writes with a loving heart and a loving eye. -Sandy Carlson, author of You Gave Me This Day The poems in the collection In the Dream You Wore Yellow Leaves exude a delicate calm that encourages contemplation. They will remind you of connections we all share with the people in our lives and the natural world around us. -Charlie Rossiter, author of All Over America: Road Poems

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Sherri (Sheryll) Bedingfield worked as a family therapist and psychotherapist for over 30 years. She has served on the Board of Riverwood Poetry Series held at Real Art Ways in Hartford, Connecticut, and she has co-hosted Bloomfield Library's Wintonbury Poetry Series.Bedingfield has volunteered, is a board member with Hartford Creative Contest for the last eight years, working with Hartford students from grades 4-12Bedingfield is the author of two previous poetry collections: Transitions and Transformationsand The Clattering: Voices from Old Forfarshire, Scotland. Her work appears inthe Journal of Poetry Therapy and many other journals and anthologies.

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