Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE FIRST SNOWFALL, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography First Line: The fir tree felt it with a thrill Last Line: The countersign of death. Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb Subject(s): Snow | ||||||||
The fir-tree felt it with a thrill And murmur of content; The last dead leaf its cable slipt And from its moorings went; The selfsame silent messenger To one the shibboleth Of life imparting, and to one The countersign of death. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BRIGHT SUN AFTER HEAVY SNOW by JANE KENYON SNOW FALLING THROUGH FOG by WILLIAM MATTHEWS THE SNOW FAIRY by CLAUDE MCKAY NOT ONLY ESKIMOS by LISEL MUELLER ANONYMOUS by JOHN BANISTER TABB |
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