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!
The Snowdrop
by
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson FRS (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was an English poet. He was the Poet Laureate during much of Queen Victoria's reign. In 1829, Tennyson was awarded the Chancellor's Gold Medal at Cambridge for one of his first pieces, "Timbuktu". He published his first solo collection of poems, Poems, Chiefly Lyrical, in 1830. "Claribel" and "Mariana", which remain some of Tennyson's most celebrated poems, were included in this volume. Although described by some critics as overly sentimental, his verse soon proved popular and brought Tennyson to the attention of well-known writers of the day, including Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Tennyson's early poetry, with its medievalism and powerful visual imagery, was a major influence on the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
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How I loved the poem and the photo with the white flowers! Thanks!!
ReplyDeleteSo glad Katerina, thank you :)
DeleteI must plant snowdrops this year so next spring I can love them in person!
ReplyDeleteI want to also Jeanie, they are such a pretty flower, especially next to the crocus. I'm hoping to plant both :)
DeleteSnow drops are certainly an indication of an awakening of plant life. The dripping of maple sap in the buckets confirms the hope spring is not too far off.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the poem and photo.
They certainly are :) I am not so fortunate to see the maple sap being harvested but I would love to do that sometime. You are very welcome and thanks for the visit :)
DeleteNice poem and pic
ReplyDeleteThank you, so glad you enjoyed them :)
Deletebeautiful words and flowers.
ReplyDeleteThank you, much appreciated :)
DeleteBeautiful
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
DeleteYes, many welcomes to those wonderful signs that Spring is coming!
ReplyDeleteLove to see them, and then comes the Spring :)
DeleteBeautiful...wishing you a sweet day.
ReplyDeleteAnd you also, thank you :)
DeleteI love Tennyson's sentimentality. This is a beautiful poem about the snowdrop. I don't have them in my yard, but I'd sure love to. I was reading about the many varieties of these beauties recently. So pretty , Denise.
ReplyDeleteCouldn't have said it better myself, thank you Martha Ellen, Tennyson certainly had a lovely way with words :) I don't have them in my yard either but hope to one of these days.
DeleteSuch pretty little flowers. I've never heard that poem before. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteVery much so! It was a new one to me also. I am always delighted to find a new-to-me poem :)
DeleteLovely poem! They are so sweet! I have never seen any at all! Wish I could.
ReplyDeleteI thought so too Ginny, I'm fortunate as the snowdrops are very popular in the gardens at this time of the year :)
DeleteI don't think I have any of these!
ReplyDeleteI don't either but I hope to rectify that :)
DeleteThis is such a beautiful poem to enjoy
ReplyDeleteSo glad you enjoyed :) thank you!
DeleteLove snowdrops but don't have any. Lovely words in the poem Denise.
ReplyDeleteThey are wonderful little flowers aren't they? :) Glad you enjoyed the poem too.
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