Branches in Bloom (The Pilgrim Poet Collection)

A whole year, in poems.

Branches in Bloom moves through Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter — and through the creatures and moments that make each season matter. Hummingbirds and harvest moons. First snow and the smell of thawing earth. The way a dandelion keeps blooming in a sidewalk crack, whether anyone wants it there or not.

Mary Grace van der Kroef grew up in Northwestern Ontario, where winters are long, and spring arrives like a mercy. These poems carry that sensibility — attentive to small things, grateful for beauty that doesn't ask permission.

A nature poetry collection rooted in a Christian worldview, quiet enough not to lecture, observant enough to make you look twice at the world outside your window.

A good gift. A better companion for slow mornings.