On Seeing a Tuft of Snowdrops in a Storm by William Wordsworth

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend January 4, 2015   On Seeing a Tuft of Snowdrops in a Storm   William Wordsworth

When haughty expectations prostrate lie, And grandeur crouches like a guilty thing, Oft shall the lowly weak, till nature bring Mature release, in fair society Survive, and Fortune’s utmost anger try; Like these frail snow-drops that together cling, And nod their helmets smitten by the wing Of many a furious whirlblast sweeping by. Observe the faithful flowers! if small to great May lead the thoughts, thus struggling used to stand The Emathian phalanx, nobly obstinate; And so the bright immortal Theban band, Whom onset, fiercely urged at Jove’s command, Might overwhelm, but could not separate!            This poem is in the public domain. About This Poem   “On Seeing a Tuft of Snowdrops in a Storm” was published in Wordsworth’s book The River Duddon (1820).   William Wordsworth was born in Cockermouth, Cumbria, England on April 7, 1770. His most famous work, The Prelude (1850), is considered to be one of the most important achievements of English Romanticism. Poetry by Wordsworth   Selected Poems (Penguin Classics, 2005) "The Snow Storm" by Ralph Waldo Emerson "On Snow" by James Parton "Places [III. Winter Sun]" by Sara Teasdale Poem-a-Day   Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-a-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends. 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.   You are receiving this e-mail because you elected to subscribe to our mailing list. If you would like to unsubscribe, please click here.   © Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038