Poem-A-Day: A January Dandelion by George Marion McClellan

January 4, 2014 A January Dandelion by George Marion McClellan   All Nashville is a chill. And everywhere  Like desert sand, when the winds blow,  There is each moment sifted through the air, A powdered blast of January snow.  O! thoughtless Dandelion, to be misled  By a few warm days to leave thy natural bed,  Was folly growth and blooming over soon.  And yet, thou blasted yellow-coated gem,  Full many a heart has but a common boon  With thee, now freezing on thy slender stem.  When the heart has bloomed by the touch of love's warm breath Then left and chilling snow is sifted in,  It still may beat but there is blast and death  To all that blooming life that might have been.      Today's poem is in the public domain. About This Poem  "A January Dandelion" was first published in George Marion McClellan's second collection of poetry, The Path of Dreams (J. P. Morton, 1916). McClellan's poems often feature nature and religion, and have been compared to Paul Laurence Dunbar's poems.   Poetry by McClellan The Path of Dreams (Nabu Press, 2010)              Poem-A-Day Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-A-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends. Browse the Poem-A-Day Archive.     George Marion McClellan was born on September 29, 1860, in Belfast, Tennessee. McClellan received a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from Fisk University and a bachelor of divinity from Hartford Theological Seminary. He worked as a minister, teacher, and principal, while also writing poetry. He published two collections of poems before his death in 1934.    Related Poems a woman had placed  by Anne Blonstein  Ode to a Flower in Casarsa by Pier Paolo Pasolini  The Dandelion by Vachel Lindsay  __________________________ Love reading Poem-A-Day? Help support it today.     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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