The First Robin
Through the chill of an early April rain
I hear the note of a sweet refrain -
Has the robin come so soon?
Heavy and dull are the skies without,
And my heart is filled with a dreary doubt,
But the song is a song of June.
Robin, robin, you shame my faith,
Your cheery song to my spirit saith:
Believe, and away with fear:
I am not afraid, though the cold winds blow,
I am come at the call of God, and know
That spring is surely here.
“So I seek my mate, and I build my nest,
And I sing my song with a keener zest,
For the joy that is yet to be;
Already the fullness of joy I share,
When my nest shall swing in the summer air
On the bough of the maple-tree.”
Sing on, brave robin, your song shall be
An inspiration of faith to me,
I, too, will begin to sing.
Though my heart is chilled, and my pulse is low,
And my hopes lie buried under the snow,
I am sure of a coming spring.
by Maria Upham Drake
Maria Upham Drake was born on 2 October 1847 in Baptist, Oklahoma, United States of America. She was a poet and a lecturer. Maria Upham Drake passed on at 72 years of age on 16 September 1920 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Through the chill of an early April rain
I hear the note of a sweet refrain -
Has the robin come so soon?
Heavy and dull are the skies without,
And my heart is filled with a dreary doubt,
But the song is a song of June.
Robin, robin, you shame my faith,
Your cheery song to my spirit saith:
Believe, and away with fear:
I am not afraid, though the cold winds blow,
I am come at the call of God, and know
That spring is surely here.
“So I seek my mate, and I build my nest,
And I sing my song with a keener zest,
For the joy that is yet to be;
Already the fullness of joy I share,
When my nest shall swing in the summer air
On the bough of the maple-tree.”
Sing on, brave robin, your song shall be
An inspiration of faith to me,
I, too, will begin to sing.
Though my heart is chilled, and my pulse is low,
And my hopes lie buried under the snow,
I am sure of a coming spring.
by Maria Upham Drake
Maria Upham Drake was born on 2 October 1847 in Baptist, Oklahoma, United States of America. She was a poet and a lecturer. Maria Upham Drake passed on at 72 years of age on 16 September 1920 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
