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Poem
April 19, 1871
The Daily Phoenix
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
A lyrical poem personifying Winter's anxious departure and Spring's eager arrival, urging the reader to open windows and hearts. Spring arrives with heralds like the morning breeze, sunshine, flower scents, and birdsong, evoking inner joy.
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OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
Haste! open window, open heart;
Quickly, oh quickly!
Old winter seeks a passage out;
He fidgets anxiously about.
Goes round the house with bustling air,
And picks his duds up here and there;
Quickly, oh quickly!
Haste! open window, open heart;
He's spied young spring before the door;
He knows his mad-cap pranks of yore;
To pull his ear were sport, I trow,
Or pluck his reverend beard of snow!
Quickly, oh quickly!
Haste! open window, open heart!
Spring knocks already at the door;
Hark! 'tis his cheering voice once more;
He knocks with all the force he may,
With his little meadow-flower bouquet:
Quickly, oh quickly!
Haste! open window, open heart!
And if you are not prompt to hear,
He has his train of servants near;
He'll summon them to help his will,
And knock and beat more loudly still:
Quickly, oh quickly!
Haste! open window, open heart!
Lo! morning breeze, his herald, view;
A puffed-cheeked boy, of rosy hue,
He blows till all things stir and ring
For entrance to his master spring!
Quickly, oh quickly!
Haste! open window, open heart!
The brave knight, sun-shine, now appears,
And breaks his way with golden spears;
While the soft flatterer, flower-breath, slinks
Through narrowest crevices and chinks:
Quickly, oh quickly!
Haste! open window, open heart!
Now sounds the onset, Philomel;
And hark, and hark! an echo's swell-
An echo from my inmost breast
In sweet spring joy, a welcome guest;
Quickly, oh quickly!
Quickly, oh quickly!
Old winter seeks a passage out;
He fidgets anxiously about.
Goes round the house with bustling air,
And picks his duds up here and there;
Quickly, oh quickly!
Haste! open window, open heart;
He's spied young spring before the door;
He knows his mad-cap pranks of yore;
To pull his ear were sport, I trow,
Or pluck his reverend beard of snow!
Quickly, oh quickly!
Haste! open window, open heart!
Spring knocks already at the door;
Hark! 'tis his cheering voice once more;
He knocks with all the force he may,
With his little meadow-flower bouquet:
Quickly, oh quickly!
Haste! open window, open heart!
And if you are not prompt to hear,
He has his train of servants near;
He'll summon them to help his will,
And knock and beat more loudly still:
Quickly, oh quickly!
Haste! open window, open heart!
Lo! morning breeze, his herald, view;
A puffed-cheeked boy, of rosy hue,
He blows till all things stir and ring
For entrance to his master spring!
Quickly, oh quickly!
Haste! open window, open heart!
The brave knight, sun-shine, now appears,
And breaks his way with golden spears;
While the soft flatterer, flower-breath, slinks
Through narrowest crevices and chinks:
Quickly, oh quickly!
Haste! open window, open heart!
Now sounds the onset, Philomel;
And hark, and hark! an echo's swell-
An echo from my inmost breast
In sweet spring joy, a welcome guest;
Quickly, oh quickly!
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
Song
What themes does it cover?
Nature Seasons
What keywords are associated?
Spring Arrival
Winter Departure
Personified Seasons
Morning Breeze
Sunshine Herald
Philomel Song
Inner Joy
Poem Details
Subject
Welcoming Spring
Form / Style
Rhymed Stanzas With Refrain
Key Lines
Haste! Open Window, Open Heart;
Quickly, Oh Quickly!
He's Spied Young Spring Before The Door;
He Knows His Mad Cap Pranks Of Yore;
Spring Knocks Already At The Door;
Hark! 'Tis His Cheering Voice Once More;
Lo! Morning Breeze, His Herald, View;
A Puffed Cheeked Boy, Of Rosy Hue,
Now Sounds The Onset, Philomel;
And Hark, And Hark! An Echo's Swell