The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases;
his mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
Lamentations 3:22-23 ESV
The book tells the story of a family of geese starting when the eggs are laid, all the way through their first year of life and the joys and struggles they face. The author is a wonderful storyteller who uses colorful descriptive language that gets the reader's imagination going, and there are black and white photographs and a few lovely line drawings that carry the story along.
By Rachel Field
Something told the wild geese
It was time to go,
Though the fields lay golden
Something whispered, "snow."
Leaves were green and stirring,
Berries, luster-glossed,
But beneath warm feathers
Something cautioned, "frost."
All the sagging orchards
Steamed with amber spice,
But each wild breast stiffened
At remembered ice.
Something told the wild geese
It was time to fly,
Summer sun was on their wings,
Winter in their cry.