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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FEBRUARY MORNING, by JOHN FREEMAN Poet's Biography
First Line: Thankful was I to be there
Last Line: First buds of willow.
Subject(s): February; Morning; Nature; Winter
First Line: Thankful was I to be there
Last Line: First buds of willow.
Subject(s): February; Morning; Nature; Winter
THANKFUL was I to be there
This February morning,
And watch the hill-wood giving
Her bosom to the sun,
And life come to the living,
And winter sleeping.
And such thoughts came to me there
This February morning,
Of cypress nightlong sighing
Over beloved heads
Now senseless, unreplying
To love's low whisper.
Humbled was I to be there
This February morning.
These men my friends were folding
Thin-knotted, nerveless hands,
While my firm hand was holding
First buds of willow.
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