About the Author
Michael Adams
Michael Adams was born in 1967 and raised in the quiet heart of England, where fields, rivers, and woodlands shaped his love for the natural world. A man of deep reflection and simplicity, he has always felt a strong connection to the earth and to the unseen harmony that binds all living things.
The urge to write began in 1996, when a personal experience allowed him time to think and actually start to write. The content of what was being written was very personal, and he kept his writing a secret for many years.
In 2021, Michael followed his lifelong dream to live off-grid aboard his narrowboat, Beacon Tarn. This experience of life on a narrowboat, moored on a meadow he had known since childhood, brought him not solitude, but peace; not silence, but the soft music of nature’s voice.
His poetry collection grew from that stillness, written at dawn by the river, beneath the moonlight, or by the fire on long winter nights. Each poem is a conversation between the soul and the earth; each word a step closer to truth.
Michael continues to live on Beacon Tarn, surrounded by the wildlife and beauty that inspire his nature-inspired writing. His life and his poetry are one and the same, grounded, grateful, and filled with quiet wonder.
Acknowledgements:
To the meadow: for teaching me patience, peace, and the language of stillness.
To the river: for showing me that life always finds its way, no matter the depth or current.
To Beacon Tarn: my floating home, my sanctuary, my friend.
To Sue and Chris: thank you for your friendship and support.
To Eleanor: for awakening my inner voice.
To those who walk beside me in spirit or in silence: thank you for your kindness, for your listening hearts, and for believing in the words born here.
And to those who find comfort in these pages: may you hear your own peace echoed in the whisper of the wind, the hum of the water, and the stillness of the earth beneath your feet.
