All through the barren winter <br />I have waited for this day, <br />To see the signs of springtime <br />With its colours on display, <br />For all the purple crocuses <br />And snowdrops now in bloom, <br />Have brought a joy into my heart <br />And lifted winter's gloom. <br /> <br />To see the golden daffodils <br />Now bursting into flower, <br />And blossoms catch the morning breeze <br />Upon the cherry bower, <br />The meadows filled with daisies <br />And the hawthorn draped in white, <br />As through the skies the swallows soar <br />So beautiful their sight. <br /> <br />The days are growing longer now <br />The air is warmer too, <br />Now soon the threat of snow will pass <br />And frosts will melt to dew, <br />As bluebells spread so far and wide <br />Across the woodland floor, <br />I know that spring has come at last <br />And winter is no more.<br /><br />ANDREW BLAKEMORE<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/all-through-the-barren-winter/
