SUMMER joys are o'er; Flowerets bloom no more, Wintry winds are sweeping; Through the snow-drifts peeping, Cheerful evergreen Rarely now is seen. Now no plumed throng Charms the wood with song; Ice-bound trees are glittering; Merry snow-birds, twittering, Fondly strive to cheer Scenes so cold and drear. Winter, still I see Many charms in thee, -- Love thy chilly greeting, Snow-storms fiercely beating. And the dear delights Of the long, long nights. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE MOCKING BIRD by SIDNEY LANIER RESIGNATION by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW SUNSET WINGS by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI RIDE NOT TOO FAST WITH BEAUTY by ELSIE TWINING ABBOTT A LULLABY by THOMALLY HOLBECH ANDERSON CURE FOR AFFLICTIONS by ARCHILOCHUS THE WAGES OF PRIDE by CHARLES BAUDELAIRE |