February

from Take Joy! by Tasha Tudor (c. 1966)

February

by Christina Rossetti

Bread and milk for breakfast

And woolen frocks to wear,

And a crumb for robin redbreast

On the cold days of the year.

Who has seen the Wind?

by Christina Rossetti

Who has seen the wind?

Neither I nor you:

But when the leaves hang trembling,

The wind is passing through.

Who has seen the wind?

Neither you nor I:

But when the trees bow down their heads,

The wind is passing by.


For a wonderful story about wind, check out Pat Hutchins' The Wind Blew. 

a winter poem by Christina Rossetti

Christina Rossetti is one of my favorite poets.  I'm quite fascinated by the art and poetry that came out of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood that her brothers, Michael and Dante Gabriel, began.



Dimmest and brightest month am I;
   My short days end, my lengthening days begin;
What matters more or less sun in the sky,
   When all is sun within?

~ Christina Rossetti