An Inspiring Springtime Poem: To An Early Snowdrop


Spring poetry illustrated by snowdrops

On a trip up to our Archive, I spotted this springtime poem from February, 1873.

It seems that although lots has changed since then, lots has stayed the same, too – we’re all looking forward to the lighter nights and milder weather that spring brings. Snowdrops are always welcome!

Enjoy this lovely spring poem by B. Aird, and find more poetry from “The People’s Friend” here.


Spring Poetry

To An Early Snowdrop

Bonnie floweret, why so early

Hast thou left thy bed?

Didst thou hear the bleak winds rushing

Wildly o’er thy head?

 

Did their loud turmoil disturb thee

In thy quiet rest,

Or was winter’s chill hand pressing

Coldly on thy breast?

 

Did the music of yon song-bird

Reach thee on that morn

When the first faint blink of sunshine

Lit the leafless thorn?

 

Pretty warbler, ‘twas but dreaming

Of the summer flowers,

And the many whispering voices

Of the leafy bowers.

 

Sweet one, nothing yet is stirring

On the barren lea;

All beside is still and slumbering

In the earth, save thee.

 

Only here and there a gowan,

Looking gently up,

Seems to wonder that no dew-drop

Fills its starry cup.

 

But from glade to glade the zephyr,

Like a fay, must skip,

Ere the rosebud wooes the dew-drop

With its pouting lip.

 

And thou’rt welcome, bonnie floweret,

Stainless, pure, and white;

Like the star of morn, thou tellest

Of the passing night.


World Poetry Day

Every March 21 is World Poetry Day, with the aim of celebrating poetry from all over the world.

UNESCO founded it in 1999 and it has been running ever since.

Find out more about this special day now.


Writing poetry for “The People’s Friend”

If this spring poetry has inspired you to put pen to paper, “The People’s Friend” offer many opportunities to submit your own work. Take a look at our most recent guidelines now.

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An Inspiring Springtime Poem: To An Early Snowdrop

Spring poetry illustrated by snowdrops

On a trip up to our Archive, I spotted this springtime poem from February, 1873.

It seems that although lots has changed since then, lots has stayed the same, too – we’re all looking forward to the lighter nights and milder weather that spring brings. Snowdrops are always welcome!

Enjoy this lovely spring poem by B. Aird, and find more poetry from “The People’s Friend” here.


Spring Poetry

To An Early Snowdrop

Bonnie floweret, why so early

Hast thou left thy bed?

Didst thou hear the bleak winds rushing

Wildly o’er thy head?

 

Did their loud turmoil disturb thee

In thy quiet rest,

Or was winter’s chill hand pressing

Coldly on thy breast?

 

Did the music of yon song-bird

Reach thee on that morn

When the first faint blink of sunshine

Lit the leafless thorn?

 

Pretty warbler, ‘twas but dreaming

Of the summer flowers,

And the many whispering voices

Of the leafy bowers.

 

Sweet one, nothing yet is stirring

On the barren lea;

All beside is still and slumbering

In the earth, save thee.

 

Only here and there a gowan,

Looking gently up,

Seems to wonder that no dew-drop

Fills its starry cup.

 

But from glade to glade the zephyr,

Like a fay, must skip,

Ere the rosebud wooes the dew-drop

With its pouting lip.

 

And thou’rt welcome, bonnie floweret,

Stainless, pure, and white;

Like the star of morn, thou tellest

Of the passing night.


World Poetry Day

Every March 21 is World Poetry Day, with the aim of celebrating poetry from all over the world.

UNESCO founded it in 1999 and it has been running ever since.

Find out more about this special day now.


Writing poetry for “The People’s Friend”

If this spring poetry has inspired you to put pen to paper, “The People’s Friend” offer many opportunities to submit your own work. Take a look at our most recent guidelines now.

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