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Poem
February 21, 1850
Jeffersonian Republican
Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg, Milford, Monroe County, Pike County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
A lyrical poem depicting winter's mild moments as harbingers of summer, using nature's revival to symbolize hope, faith, and renewal in the human soul amid hardships, culminating in divine optimism.
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A Dream of Summer.
Bland as the morning breath of June
The south-west breezes play;
And through its haze the winter noon
Seems warm as Summer day.
The snow-plumed angel of the north
Has dropped his icy spear;
Again the mossy earth looks forth,
Again the streams gush clear.
The fox his hill-side cell forsakes,
The muskrat leaves his brook,
The blue-bird in the meadow brakes
Is singing with the brook.
"Bear up, O Mother Nature!" cry
Bird, breeze, and streamlet free,
"Our winter voices prophesy
Of summer days to thee!"
So in the winters of the soul,
By bitter blasts and drear,
O'erswept, from memory's frozen pole,
Will sunny days appear,
Reviving Hope and Faith, they show
The soul its living powers,
And low beneath the winter's snow
Lie gems of summer flowers.
The night is mother of the day,
The winter of the spring.
And ever upon old decay
The greenest mosses cling;
Behind the cloud the starlight lurks.
Through showers the sunbeams fall;
For God, who loveth all his works,
Has left his Hope with all.
Bland as the morning breath of June
The south-west breezes play;
And through its haze the winter noon
Seems warm as Summer day.
The snow-plumed angel of the north
Has dropped his icy spear;
Again the mossy earth looks forth,
Again the streams gush clear.
The fox his hill-side cell forsakes,
The muskrat leaves his brook,
The blue-bird in the meadow brakes
Is singing with the brook.
"Bear up, O Mother Nature!" cry
Bird, breeze, and streamlet free,
"Our winter voices prophesy
Of summer days to thee!"
So in the winters of the soul,
By bitter blasts and drear,
O'erswept, from memory's frozen pole,
Will sunny days appear,
Reviving Hope and Faith, they show
The soul its living powers,
And low beneath the winter's snow
Lie gems of summer flowers.
The night is mother of the day,
The winter of the spring.
And ever upon old decay
The greenest mosses cling;
Behind the cloud the starlight lurks.
Through showers the sunbeams fall;
For God, who loveth all his works,
Has left his Hope with all.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
Pastoral
What themes does it cover?
Nature Seasons
Religious Faith
What keywords are associated?
Summer Dream
Winter Renewal
Nature Hope
Soul Faith
Divine Optimism
Poem Details
Title
A Dream Of Summer.
Key Lines
"Bear Up, O Mother Nature!" Cry
Bird, Breeze, And Streamlet Free,
"Our Winter Voices Prophesy
Of Summer Days To Thee!"
The Night Is Mother Of The Day,
The Winter Of The Spring.
And Ever Upon Old Decay
The Greenest Mosses Cling;
For God, Who Loveth All His Works,
Has Left His Hope With All.