Poem-A-Day: Winter by William Shakespeare

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Love's Labour's Lost, Act V, Scene 2 [Winter]  by William Shakespeare   When icicles hang by the wall    And Dick the shepherd blows his nail And Tom bears logs into the hall    And milk comes frozen home in pail, When blood is nipp'd and ways be foul, Then nightly sings the staring owl,                         Tu-whit; Tu-who, a merry note, While greasy Joan doth keel the pot. When all aloud the wind doth blow    And coughing drowns the parson's saw And birds sit brooding in the snow    And Marian's nose looks red and raw, When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl, Then nightly sings the staring owl,                         Tu-whit; Tu-who, a merry note, While greasy Joan doth keel the pot. Today's poem is in the public domain. Poetry by Shakespeare The Complete Sonnets and Poems  December 22, 2012 While Shakespeare was regarded as the foremost dramatist of his time, evidence indicates that both he and his contemporaries looked to poetry, not playwriting, for enduring fame. Related Poems As You Like It, Act II, Scene VII [Blow, blow, thou winter wind] by William Shakespeare How like a winter hath my absence been (Sonnet 97) by William Shakespeare Winter is good - his Hoar Delights (1316) by Emily Dickinson Poem-A-Day started as a National Poetry Month program in 2006, delivering daily poems from newly-published poetry titles.   Due to popular demand, Poem-A-Day became a year-round program in 2010, featuring original, never-before-published poems by contemporary poets on weekdays, and classic poems on weekends.   Browse the Poem-A-Day archive for selections since 2010.  Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem In Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.

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