Welcome to Poetry Friday, this week hosted by Laura Shovan on her blog Here. Thank you for hosting, Laura!
This month I’m participating in Laura’s 11th February Poetry Project on Facebook, for the first time. So glad there was a spot left. I was a little nervous anticipating the first prompt to appear on the screen, but it’s been fun. It will keep me writing everyday, reading others’ work, and I know I will discover new ideas and poems.
Below are two poems about February, the first, a lovely one by Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts, born in 1860. I think it’s lovely.
THE BROOK IN FEBRUARY by Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts A snowy path for squirrel and fox, It winds between the wintry firs. Snow-muffled are its iron rocks, And o'er its stillness nothing stirs. But low, bend low a listening ear! Beneath the mask of moveless white A babbling whisper you shall hear— Of birds and blossoms, leaves and light.
And, thinking that each month has something good to offer, I wrote this:
WELCOME FEBRUARY January was Glorious, though landscapes were Spartan, I love New Year parties and honoring Martin. But more good is coming. I'm already thinking about groundhogs, lace hearts and Abraham Lincoln. © Janice Scully
Happy February! Happy Groundhogs Day!
Happy February, Janice, and thanks for the lovely advertisement for spring, the first poem. It is lovely. I’m glad you’re in Laura’s FB group, too. It’s such fun!
You’ve captured the highlights of January and the best bits of February perfectly, Janice. Happy February! 🙂
Hi Bridget. Thanks!
Yay for your participation in Laura’s group! May it bring you a beautiful February. xo
Im in awe of you and Laura. Such prolific and talented poets, both.
I’m so glad you’ve joined the Feb. group. It’s a lot of fun–but I have such a time of it keeping up with commenting. The prompts are always great and the poetry company can’t be beat. Love your take on the switch from January to February…I am always looking for a way to put a good spin on these dreary months. You’ve done it!
It’s fun but hard to keep up. We’ll do the best we can. 🙂
Janice, I imagine it is so cold in Syracuse now. Roberts captured winter with this line “Beneath the mask of moveless white”. I do remember waking to many different days of moveless, white snow in Syracuse. I like your January to February poem with its delightful rhymes.
Brrrr. It’s cold, but I’m traveling today and soon will be in San Antonio to visit my sister. I’m excited.
I’m in love with that “moveless white.” And how clever you are at working in names into your rhyming poem!
The Brook in February is a great poem., isn’t it? I just stumbled on it looking for February poems. Sometimes surfing the Internet is worth the time. 🙂
I am so glad you are part of the February poetry prompts. Welcome to February, changes are afoot, we’re moving away from winter. And there are lace hearts.
Thanks, Jone. Trying to keep up!
Beautiful considerations of February – I love how lighthearted both of them are.
Thanks for your chipper and uplifting poem about February Janice, I’m going to think about the lace and hearts and Lincoln. I love the “babbling whisper you shall hear—
Of birds and blossoms, leaves and light,” in Robert’s poem, and the bird’s songs–keep them coming!
Soon we’ll be writing poems about April. 🙂
Such a fun welcome to February!
Two lovely tributes to February— a month that doesn’t always get much love (despite hosting Valentines Day)
I have a February birthday, so I’m laughing about groundhogs, lace hearts, and Abraham Lincoln. The finale of the Roberts poem has me dreaming of spring.