Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A SIGN OF SPRING, by EFFIE WALLER SMITH Poet's Biography First Line: As I was walking in mid march Last Line: Early spring's already here! Subject(s): Hepatica; Spring | ||||||||
As I was walking in mid March By a flowing brooklet's side, Half hid in the brown dead leaves One little blossom I spied. There was snow upon the ground, And some ice was in the brook; But this flower was blooming sweetly In an icy, shaded nook. And there was not, no, there was not, Anywhere else to be seen Another blossom, not even One single sprig of fresh green. Well, I'll tell you, for I'm thinking That you really want to know What flower it was, that struggled 'Gainst wintry sleet and snow. 'Twas just an hepatica, Faintly tinged with pink, And I'm going to tell about it, Just exactly what I think; That it must have clean forgotten That the weather was so cold, Ere its little velvet petals It shyly tried to unfold. Or perhaps it bloomed on purpose To tell me Spring was near; And it may be, - yes, I'm certain - Early Spring's already here! | 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 GOOD-BYE by EFFIE WALLER SMITH |
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