In the Shadow of the Pines

In the Shadow of the Pines, a poetry collection by Fannie A. Damon (author of Heart Treasures), published 1907 by W. J. Coulter Press of Clinton, Massachusetts. Introduced by Alfred A. Furman, the volume contains seventy-six poems exploring spiritual resignation, faith, and nature observation. Subjects include religious meditations ("The Way to Heaven," "Saint Frances"), nature lyrics ("From My Window," "Closed Gentian," "Chrysanthemums," "Frost Flowers"), tributes to historical figures (Gladstone, Clara Barton, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Edward Everett Hale), pastoral scenes, and devotional verses emphasizing duty, character, and divine providence. The collection features varied forms including sonnets and traditional verse, with recurring themes of mortality, memory, seasonal transformation, and the soul's eternity. Furman's introduction situates Damon among contemporary poets preserving faith and optimism against materialist skepticism.