Orchardwords

If you have ever stood in an orchard after the mower has passed, maybe walked a lane where stone walls turn gold at the edge of fall, or walked later in winter and saw fresh pruned apple trees shine in the sun as if dipped in copper, then you’ll recognize these poems.
Orchardwords is a collection grown from observation, small things noticed, remembered, and sometimes misunderstood until years later. Each poem is a moment from a place that shaped me, where the work of the land met the work of becoming someone who could see it. I invite you to take a slow walk through these pages.
The gate’s open. The trees are in bloom.
Orchardwords fits neatly on any side table to be enjoyed again and again.

Orchardwalk

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Orchardwalk is a reflective, deeply personal journal of return - not just to a place, but to a way of being. After twenty-five years away, Frank Geiger retraces his steps to Red Hook, a small farm town in New York’s Hudson Valley, walking the rows of the orchard just a stones throw from where he spent his teen years working alongside his father.
During random weekends that take him through four seasons of memory and quiet observation, he rediscovers the land, the trees, and the subtle rhythms that shaped his early life.
This is not a guidebook or memoir in the traditional sense - it’s a lyrical and honest meditation on time, loss, aging, and the quiet beauty of tending to the past.
Whether describing the crisp bite of a windfall apple or the ghosts of conversations left behind in a packing shed, Orchardwalk invites readers to slow down, walk the land, and listen for the stories that still linger beneath the branches.

Journey to the Middle Meadow

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Journey to the Middle Meadow is a thoughtful, layered adventure that begins when Frank, a curious boy spending time on his family’s orchard, discovers that the stories his grandfather once wrote about Orchard Walkers might not be fiction at all. Drawn into an underground world of tiny beings, ancient cycles, and mysterious root paths, Frank becomes the reluctant keeper of a magical twig that holds the key to returning the Orchard Walkers to their homeland - the Middle Meadow. As he shrinks to their size and earns their trust, he must navigate riddles of legacy, nature, and memory, all while confronting his own doubts and fears. This tale weaves fantasy and family into a quiet epic about belonging, restoration, and the unseen worlds beneath our feet.
Rich and descriptive, Journey to the Middle Meadow was specifically written for young readers embarking on the world of chapter books. Addressing the themes of identity, legacy, belonging, and transformation, The Journey is deep enough for thoughtful readers, but not too complex or dark. Readers will find both tension and mystery, but no violence, romance, or mature content.
Moving at a steady, unfolding pace, Journey to the Middle Meadow is a mix of fantasy, allegory, and a nature journal.