Winter
Cold and raw the north wind doth blow,
Bleak in the morning early;
All the hills are covered with snow,
And winter’s now come fairly.
When the Snow is on the Ground
The little robin grieves
When the snow is on the ground,
For the trees have no leaves,
And no berries can be found.
The air is cold, the worms are hid;
For robin here what can be done?
Let’s strow around some crumbs of bread,
And then he’ll live till snow is gone.
by Author Unknown
* strow: an old form of the word ‘strew,’ which means ‘to scatter, or throw about in a disorderly manner.’
Cold and raw the north wind doth blow,
Bleak in the morning early;
All the hills are covered with snow,
And winter’s now come fairly.
When the Snow is on the Ground
The little robin grieves
When the snow is on the ground,
For the trees have no leaves,
And no berries can be found.
The air is cold, the worms are hid;
For robin here what can be done?
Let’s strow around some crumbs of bread,
And then he’ll live till snow is gone.
by Author Unknown
* strow: an old form of the word ‘strew,’ which means ‘to scatter, or throw about in a disorderly manner.’