Poetry and Art, Wordsworth and Tracy Butler

Snowdrop Carpet by Tracy Butler contemporary Scottish painter

William Wordsworth


TO A SNOWDROP

LONE Flower, hemmed in with snows and white as they
But hardier far, once more I see thee bend
Thy forehead, as if fearful to offend,
Like an unbidden guest. Though day by day,
Storms, sallying from the mountain-tops, waylay
The rising sun, and on the plains descend;
Yet art thou welcome, welcome as a friend
Whose zeal outruns his promise! Blue-eyed May
Shall soon behold this border thickly set
With bright jonquils, their odours lavishing
On the soft west-wind and his frolic peers;
Nor will I then thy modest grace forget,
Chaste Snowdrop, venturous harbinger of Spring,
And pensive monitor of fleeting years!

1819.
Snowdrop Banks by John McSorely

 

delete reply sandycaar wrote on Feb 10, '10 enjoyed wordsworth's poem and esp. the first painting....

edit delete reply forgetmenot525 wrote on Feb 3, '10 brendainmad said That first painting so looks like Scotland. An error occurred in the video so will try to come back later. Thanks brenda, I found this painting almost by accident and have looked up the artist, i may do a whole blog on her at some time because I think that's a rather nice painting too, and yes.. it is typically Scottish in some ways.

delete reply brendainmad wrote on Feb 3, '10 That first painting so looks like Scotland. An error occurred in the video so will try to come back later.

delete reply hedgewitch9 wrote on Feb 3, '10 Wonderful post and beautiful paintings.. Wordsworth has done the flower justice ;)

delete reply veryfrank wrote on Feb 2, '10 I completely agree with Mitchy. I have seen some snow drops here, but they are now covered in deep snow. They will be back, along with the snow bells and crocus.

delete reply mitchylr wrote on Feb 2, '10 That's nice. I really like Wordsworth. The first painting, by Tracy Butler, is beautiful.

delete reply nemo4sun wrote on Feb 2, '10 :)