Classic and Contemporary Poetry
RETURN OF SPRING, by PIERRE DE RONSARD Poet's Biography First Line: God shield ye, heralds of the spring Last Line: Forbade my steps to rove. Subject(s): Nature; Spring | ||||||||
GOD shield ye, heralds of the spring! Ye faithful swallows, fleet of wing, Houps, cuckoos, nightingales, Turtles, and every wilder bird, That make your hundred chirpings heard Through the green woods and dales. God shield ye, Easter daisies all, Fair roses, buds, and blossoms small, And he whom erst the gore Of Ajax and Narciss did print, Ye wild thyme, anise, balm, and mint, I welcome ye once more! God shield ye, bright embroidered train Of butterflies, that on the plain Of each sweet herblet sip; And ye, new swarms of bees, that go Where the pink flowers and yellow grow To kiss them with your lip! A hundred thousand times I call A hearty welcome on ye all! This season how I love-- This merry din on every shore-- For winds and storms, whose sullen roar Forbade my steps to rove. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPRING LEMONADE by TONY HOAGLAND A SPRING SONG by LYMAN WHITNEY ALLEN SPRING'S RETURN by GEORGE LAWRENCE ANDREWS ODE TO SPRING by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD ODE TO SPRING by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD SPRING FLOODS by MAURICE BARING SPRING IN WINTER by CHARLOTTE FISKE BATES SPRING ON THE PRAIRIE by HERBERT BATES THE FARMER'S BOY: SPRING by ROBERT BLOOMFIELD A PICTURE AND A PLEA by PIERRE DE RONSARD |
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