Demeter and other poems/The Snowdrop
For works with similar titles, see The Snowdrop.
THE SNOWDROP.
Many, many welcomes
February fair-maid,
Ever as of old time,
Solitary firstling,
Coming in the cold time,
Prophet of the gay time,
Prophet of the May time,
Prophet of the roses,
Many, many welcomes
February fair-maid!