The Permanence of Beginnings is Jonathan Comstock's first collection of poetry, exploring love, nature, aging, loss, wonder, and renewal through richly imagined landscapes and deeply personal reflection.
Rooted in the natural world, these poems move from quiet observations of forests, rivers, birds, gardens, and changing seasons toward broader questions of mortality, companionship, memory, and what it means to live fully. Throughout the collection, humor and whimsy stand comfortably beside grief and celebration, inviting readers to see ordinary moments as gateways to larger truths.
Written over many years and arranged as a single journey, The Permanence of Beginnings offers a meditation on beginnings that never truly end, and endings that continually open into new possibilities.