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With Spring decidedly on its way, the carpets of snowdrops in the woods
are starting to droop, and the celandines are showing their faces. Next,
it will be the turn of bluebells and wild garlic.
All the trees and shrubs are in bud and blossom, and even in the north
the daffodils are in full bloom and the birds are busy nestbuilding.
The changing seasons brings to mind the wonder of nature's way of
ensuring succession, contained in seemingly lifeless seeds, to lie
dormant until they germinate and bring forth new life - sometimes
decades later.
Nowhere is this wonder of nature better described than in
the evocative little poem by Muriel Stuart - "The Seed Shop":
Here in a quiet and dusty room they lie,
Faded as crumbled stone or shifting sand,
Forlorn as ashes, shrivelled, scentless, dry -
Meadows and gardens running through my hands.
In this brown husk a dale of hawthorn dreams;
A cedar in this narrow cell is thrust
That will drink deeply from a century's streams;
These lilies shall make summer of my dust.
Here in their safe and simple house of death,
Sealed in their shells, a million roses leap;
Here I can blow a garden with my breath,
And in my hand a forest lies asleep.
I think of this little poem every time I open a packet of seeds or see
the sycamore "wings" gently sailing to earth to take their chance.
Soppy really, or maybe not.
It's worth reminding poetry lovers about the Poetry Archives - an
educational resource to aid students, educators, and the curious.
The Archive has collected thousands of classical poems to help you recall
fond memories or create new ones. The database is searchable by
first-line, author and poem title, or by key words using the search
feature located on the top right corner of each page. The Archive
constantly monitors user requests and adds them if they aren't under a
copyright.
A printable version of the site is now available so you can print your
favourite poems without the navigation and advertisements cluttering the
page.
Presently the archive stands at:
Number of Classical Poets: 153
Number of Classical Poems: 5048
If you have a poem you are searching for - maybe you can remember
just a word or two, you'll probably find it here:
http://www.emule.com/poetry/
Enjoy!
Quote of the day:
"Poetry"
"A poem begins with a lump in the throat".
(Robert Frost)
Best wishes
David, G4EBT @ GB7FCR
British Vintage Wireless Society Member
G-QRP Club Member, No: 1339
Cottingham, East Yorkshire.
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