February
Gay lucidity,
Not yet sunshine, in the air;
Tingling secrets hidden everywhere,
Each at watch for each;
Sap within the hillside beech,
Not a leaf to see.
~~
Michael Field
from Underneath the Bough, 1893
[Poem is in the public domain worldwide]
Michael Field biography
"February" read by Kim Heron. Courtesy TEB Creative.
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