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23 April 2011
Three Poems and a Mountain Landscape
“…the stones would shout out” (Luke 19:38-40) The artists, writers, poets, and others (even scientists) have long sensed a connection between the full spectrum of human emotions and its perceived expression in nature. The result is use of nature with all that it offers: ocean depths, weather, seasons, rivers, deserts, rocks, fertile fields, birds, sun, darkness, etc., as a metaphore for the times of our lives. I admire those writers, …
John Freeland earned a PhD in Soil Science (Pedology) at North Dakota State University and is a consultant working in the private sector. He has published soils research and taught at the high school and college levels. John is interested in wetlands, soil genesis, science communication, the intersection of art and science, and soil-water-landscape processes. John lives near the Ohio-Michigan border and plays bass in multiple music projects.