A Celebration of Women Writers

"Snowdrops." by Norah M. Holland (1876-1925)
From: Spun-Yarn And Spindrift. by Norah M. Holland. London & Toronto: J. M. Dent & Sons; New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1918, p. 67.

Editor: Mary Mark Ockerbloom

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SNOWDROPS

FEBRUARY fair maids,
  All along the lane,
Dancing with the breezes,
  Nodding to the rain,
Whispering tales of Springtime
  Through the snow and sleet,
February fair maids,
  Brave and bright and sweet.

February fair maids,
  Soon you'll disappear,
Soon the swallow's twitter
  Tells that Spring is here.
Soon the rose and lily
  Laugh 'neath skies of blue–
February fair maids,
  None so brave as you.

February fair maids,
  Dancing down the lane,
Bowing to the breezes,
  Smiling at the rain,
Lifting laughing faces
  Through the snow and sleet–
February fair maids,
  Brave and bright and sweet.

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Editor: Mary Mark Ockerbloom