A Song Of Spring

Katharine Tynan 1861 (Ireland) – 1931



The Spring comes slowly up this way,
Slowly, slowly,
Under a snood of hodden grey.

The black and white for her array,
Slowly, slowly,
The Spring comes slowly up this way.

Where is her green that was so gay?
Slowly, slowly,
The Spring comes slowly up this way.

Unto a world too sick for May,
Slowly, slowly,
The Spring comes slowly up this way.

Where are the lads that used to play?
Slowly, slowly,
The Spring comes slowly up this way.

She has no heart for holiday,
Slowly, slowly,
The Spring comes slowly up this way.

The trees are out in Heaven they say.
Slowly, slowly,
The Spring comes slowly up our way.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 30, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABa aBA aBA aBA aBA aBA aBa
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 595
Words 115
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

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