To a Vernal Equinox
They mingle on the naked maples—
Sparse, the yellow leaves;
And soon their plight will be our fables
Told on winter eves.
The crimson hearth, aflame and glowing,
Soothes us with delight;
And soon we come to love the snowing,
And the winter's night.
But I will weep with maples pining
Naked in the cold;
And too will long with them for shining
Spring and leaves of old.
About this poem
While many of us are experiencing winter’s brutal onset and are even becoming use to the snow and the cold, I myself am looking forward to the emerald, sun-soaked days of spring to come ... hence the poem.
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Submitted by Vixility on December 31, 2022
Modified on April 18, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | ABAB CDCD CECE |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 402 |
| Words | 83 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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