Saturday 27 February 2016

Tennyson's Joy on Seeing Snowdrops




Many, many welcomes,
February fair-maid,
Ever as of old time,
Solitary firstling,
Coming in the cold time,
Prophet of the gay time,
Prophet of the May time,
Prophet of the roses,
Many, many welcomes,
February fair-maid!


Alfred Tennyson (1809 - 1892)

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