Nature’s Final Curtain Call?

“This book is timely and spot-on. These beautiful verses not only cajole but also lure us into an aesthetic relationship with nature. . . . This book calls for our ecological repentance. With enthusiasm, I recommend it to you.”


—Young Ho Chun, Saint Paul School of Theology, emeritus





“Why rhyme? Rhyming words together create relationships. We remember sounds that help us predict what will come next. S T’s poetry invites us to harmonize with nature, create earthy relationships, and predict the future. His rhymes create a sense of harmony, a kinship with flowers, trees, waves, and breeze. Rhyme can also disrupt those unexamined expectations. The power of the text is in one line: ‘What if all nature slowly dies and beauty cannot grace your eyes?’”


—Heather Murray Elkins, Drew Theological School, emerita





“In a poetic extravaganza, scholar, author, musician, pastor, prophet, and global citizen S T Kimbrough evokes memories of nature’s exhilarating performances. Will we be sufficiently wonderstruck by creation to prioritize its care? Will we, most invasive of species, awaken to properly tend the Earth from which we are formed? Or will we somnambulate toward our planet’s final curtain?”


—Mark Terwilliger, United Methodist Earthkeeper