This poem by Christina Ferens comes from her haunting, soothing and beautiful book: “ The Country Diary of a New Zealand Lady”
Fair February
“ Farewell to February, her fair charm,
Her golden tresses, cut and gathered!
Long days the men enticed have laboured,
An eye to the sky till day was done,
To win her favour, combed and bound,
Lying invitingly upon the ground,
Awaiting embrace, to be lifted up,
Laid high in chambers dry and airy,
Lofty, full to bursting – February,
To be remembered all the year
For her warmth and her bounty.”
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What a beautiful poem.
March wind is a jolly fellow;
He likes to joke and play.
He turns umbrellas inside out
And blows men’s hats away.
He calls the pussy willows
And whispers in each ear,
“Wake up you lazy little seeds;
Don’t you know that spring is here?”
I like your poem Diana. The wind is a frequent visitor to my part of New Zealand. At the moment he is off visiting other places which is very nice for us!
What a lovely way to mark the end of February. Thank you.
I thought Christina’s poem captured so much about February in New Zealand. Glad you liked it.
Thanks so much for the heads up re the book. It is on my must read list.
Love Leanne
It is a lovely book to be savoured and considered. I see in your recent post that you are reading Juliet’s book “A cup of Sunlight”. I really like that book too.
What a coincidence; I’ve almost finished reading Christina’s book. I’m appreciating her powers of observation, and am glad I persisted because at first I was irritated by her assumption that every baby bird was a ‘he’.
I feel transported to a calmer place as I read her entries.