Crocuses And Snowdrops Poem by May Mustang

When the first crocus thrusts its point of gold
Up through the still snow-drifted garden mold,
And folded green things in dim woods unclose
Their crinkled spears, a sudden tremor goes
Into my veins and gives me new love for kith and kin
To every wild-born thing that thrills and blows.
Sitting beside this crumbling sea-coal fire,
Here in the city's ceaseless roar and din,
Far from the brambly paths I used to know,
Far from the rustling brooks that slip and shine
Where the Neponset alders take their glow,
I share the tremulous sense of bud and briar
And inarticulate ardors of the vine.
All the while snowdrops dotted ‘round the trees,
Are swaying gently in the breeze,
Calm, detached and always peaceful,
Natures gift, divine and graceful,
We could learn from these little teachers,
To be lighter, easier, and carefree creatures.