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Titolo: the snowdrop Mer Gen 19, 2011 12:13 am
The Snowdrop
Many, many welcomes, February fair-maid, Ever as of old time, Solitary firstling, Coming in the cold time, Prophet of the gay time, Prophet of the May time, Prophet of the roses, Many, many welcomes, February fair-maid!
(Alfred Lord Tennyson)
THE SNOWDROP
(The Snowdrop, one of the first flowers of Spring. ) It was winter-time; the air was cold, the wind was sharp, but within the closed doors it was warm and comfortable, and within the closed door lay the flower; it lay in the bulb under the snow-covered earth. One day rain fell. The drops penetrated through the snowy covering down into the earth, and touched the flower-bulb, and talked of the bright world above. Soon the Sunbeam pierced its way through the snow to the root, and within the root there was a stirring. “Come in,” said the flower. “I cannot,” said the Sunbeam. “I am not strong enough to unlock the door! When the summer comes I shall be strong!” “When will it be summer?” asked the Flower, and she repeated this question each time a new sunbeam made its way down to her. But the summer was yet far distant. The snow still lay upon the ground, and there was a coat of ice on the water every night. “What a long time it takes! what a long time it takes!” said the Flower. “I feel a stirring and striving within me; I must stretch myself, I must unlock the door, I must get out, and must nod a good morning to the summer, and what a happy time that will be!”
And the Flower stirred and stretched itself within the thin rind which the water had softened from without, and the snow and the earth had warmed, and the Sunbeam had knocked at; and it shot forth under the snow with a greenish-white blossom on a green stalk, with narrow thick leaves, which seemed to want to protect it. The snow was cold, but was pierced by the Sunbeam, therefore it was easy to get through it, and now the Sunbeam came with greater strength than before. “Welcome, welcome!” sang and sounded every ray, and the Flower lifted itself up over the snow into the brighter world. The Sunbeams caressed and kissed it, so that it opened altogether, white as snow, and ornamented with green stripes. “Beautiful Flower!” said the Sunbeams, “how graceful and delicate you are! You are our love! You are the bell that rings out for summer, beautiful summer, over country and town. All the snow will melt; the cold winds will be driven away; we shall rule; all will become green, and then you will have companions, syringas, laburnums, and roses; but you are the first, so graceful, so delicate!” That was a great pleasure. It seemed as if the air were singing and sounding, as if rays of light were piercing through the leaves and the stalks of the Flower. But there was a long time yet to the summer-time. Clouds hid the sun, and bleak winds were blowing. “You have come too early,” said Wind and Weather. “We have still the power, and you shall feel it, and give it up to us. You should have stayed quietly at home and not have run out to make a display of yourself. Your time is not come yet!” It was a cutting cold! The days which now come brought not a single sunbeam. She remained standing in confidence in the snow in her white garment, bending her head even while the snow-flakes fell thick and heavy, and the icy winds swept over her.
(HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN)
AleTheElf L' Oste
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Titolo: Re: the snowdrop Mer Gen 19, 2011 10:01 pm
Veramente struggente e poetica questa forza di vivere del povero bucaneve.... Bellissimo post
MichaelaFairy Fata di Avalon
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Titolo: Re: the snowdrop Mer Gen 19, 2011 11:04 pm
I know Ale the Elf. Thank you. Also, the snowdrops were Prince Albert ( Queen Victoria ' husband) favorite flowers.
AleTheElf L' Oste
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Titolo: Re: the snowdrop Mer Gen 19, 2011 11:08 pm
MichaelaFairy ha scritto:
I know Ale the Elf. Thank you. Also, the snowdrops were Prince Albert ( Queen Victoria ' husband) favorite flowers.
Penso che sia un fiore semplice ma molto romantico e tenero...
MichaelaFairy Fata di Avalon
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Titolo: Re: the snowdrop Ven Gen 27, 2012 3:38 pm
I can't wait for spring to come.
Cernunnos80 Aiutante Taverniere
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Titolo: Re: the snowdrop Ven Gen 27, 2012 6:43 pm
MichaelaFairy ha scritto:
I can't wait for spring to come.
Ormai mancano pochi mesi all'arrivo della primavera....Almeno qui' in Italia....E in Canada? Un saluto, Michaela
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