A Spring Harvest

"A Spring Harvest" by Geoffrey Bache Smith is an anthology of poems crafted in the shadow of World War I, capturing the raw feelings of a Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers who met his end on the battlefield. The book probably explores central ideas of war, recollection, and the relentless march of time, all while contemplating nature and life. Composed of early pieces and wartime verses, it presents Smiths' poetic gifts, highlighting both individual and shared pain, and a compelling search for peace during times of conflict. Through powerful mental images and classical touches, he conveys a strong longing for lost purity and the elegance of life, which has been interrupted by war. Poems like "Wind over the Sea" and "The Burial of Sophocles" exhibit the blending of human feelings, love, and the continuous pattern of life and death, which builds to a message providing a sense of hope and compromise despite battle.