Comet and Other Verses

<h2><SPAN name="March_Wind_Blow" id="March_Wind_Blow">March Wind Blow</SPAN></h2> <p class="p2 poem">Bitter March-wind, blow and blow;<br/> Drive away the drifting snow;<br/> Toss the tree-tops to and fro;<br/> <span style="margin-left: 4em;">Kiss the ice-bound lakes and streams</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 4em;">And arouse them from their dreams.</span><br/></p> <p class="poem p1">Happy March-wind, blithely blow,<br/> Winter's heart is full of woe,<br/> <span class="pagenum"><SPAN name="Page_13" id="Page_13">[Pg 13]</SPAN></span> Winter's head is lying low;<br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Bring, O bring the melting rain</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Back unto the earth again.</span><br/></p> <p class="poem p1">Weeping March-wind, blow and blow<br/> Till thy tears of sorrow flow<br/> Down thy dying cheeks of snow&#8212;<br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Weep away! for man must wait</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Till those tearful winds abate.</span><br/></p> <p class="poem p1">Merry March-wind, softer blow,<br/> Let the little children know<br/> Where the sweetest flowers grow;<br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Let thy tender accents ring</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">From the joyous harp of Spring.</span><br/></p> <p class="poem p1">All ye wild-winds, blow and blow,<br/> Drive away the drifting snow,<br/> Bend the bushes, bend them low;<br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Breathe upon the trembling sod</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Springtime's messages from God.</span></p> <p class="p3" style="text-align: center;"><ANTIMG style="width: 89px; height: 50px;" alt="" src="images/leaf.jpg" /></p> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />