The seasons have always been a point of interest for poets, writers, and artists. Winter, of course, is no exception to this rule.
So, to get you in the mood for winter, here are five poems (with links provided) that you should read this season.
1. Winter: My Secret by Christina Rossetti
image via Britannica
I tell my secret? No indeed, not I;
Perhaps some day, who knows? But not today; it froze, and blows and snows,
And you’re too curious: fie!
You want to hear it? well:
Only, my secret’s mine, and I won’t tell.
2. The Snow Fairy by Claude McKay
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Throughout the afternoon I watched them there,
Snow-fairies falling, falling from the sky,
Whirling fantastic in the misty air,
Contending fierce for space supremacy.
And they flew down a mightier force at night,
As though in heaven there was revolt and riot,
And they, frail things had taken panic flight
Down to the calm earth seeking peace and quiet.
I went to bed and rose at early dawn
To see them huddled together in a heap,
Each merged into the other upon the lawn,
Worn out by the sharp struggle, fast asleep.
The sun shone brightly on them half the day,
By night they stealthily had stol’n away.
3. Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening by Robert Frost.
image via Britannica
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
Very much so a classic!
4. A Winter’s Tale by Dylan Thomas
image via walesonline
IT is a winter’s tale
That the snow blind twilight ferries over the lake
And floating fields from the farm in the cup of the vales,
Gliding windless through the hand folded flakes,
The pale breath of cattle at the stealthy sail,
5. Winter Love by Linda Gregg
image via the new yorker
I would like to decorate this silence,
but my house grows only cleaner
and more plain. The glass chimes I hung
over the register ring a little
when the heat goes on.
I waited too long to drink my tea.
It was not hot. It was only warm.
Featured Image Via Public Domain Pictures
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