A poem about March… The Stormy Cold March Days Ho! for the stormy cold March days, Aye! There is nothing like them. Loud let us shout and sing their praise March is so proud and free. Snowy, blowy, wheezy, breezy, ...

MP3 of the Poem Old Winter Old Winter By Thomas Noel Old Winter sad and snowy clad, Is making a doleful din; But let him howl till he cracks his jowl, We will not let him in.   Let him gnaw, forsooth, with his freezing tooth, On our roof-tiles, till he...

Snow is in the air!  Here’s a poem called, "Snow in the Suburbs" by Thomas Hardy with an mp3 recording.   Enjoy! Mama Lisa MP3 of Snow in the Suburbs Snow in the Suburbs Every branch big with it, Bent every twig with it; Every fork like a white web-foot; Every...

Here’s a poem about a wandering snowflake… MP3 Recording of Whenever a Snowflake Whenever A Snowflake Leaves the Sky When e’er a snowflake leaves the sky It turns and turns, to say good-bye. Good-bye, dear clouds, so cool and gray. Then turns and hastens on its way....

"Little Snowflake" is a poem about Christmas by Hannah More Kahaus (1745-1833).  You can listen to an mp3 recording of it below and read along with the poem. MP3 of Little Snowflake Little Snowflake Little snow-flake, soft and white, Drops down in the silent night ; ...

Advent is a poem about Christmas by Austrian poet, Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926).  Here you can listen to an mp3 of the original poem in German while reading along with the text.  After the poem you’ll find an English translation. MP3 of Advent Advent Es treibt der Wind im Winterwalde die Flockenherde wie ein...

The poem "In August" was written by Babette Deutsch.   Here you can listen to it while reading along with the poem. MP3 Recording of In August In August HEAT urges secret odors from the grass. Blunting the edge of silence, crickets shrill. Wings veer: inane needles of light, and pass. ...

The poem May Day by American poet Sara Teasdale (1884 – 1933) has lovely imagery.  Though it seems to end on a melancholy note, you can think of it in light of appreciating the time on earth we have… MP3 of May Day May Day A delicate fabric of bird song ...

Here’s the poem Joys of Youth by English poet John Clare (1793 – 1864). MP3 of Joys of Youth Joys of Youth How pleasing simplest recollections seem Now summer comes it warms me to look back In the sweet happiness of youths...

Where the Bee Sucks is from Shakespeare’s play The Tempest.  In the play, it’s sung by the fairy spirit Ariel.  You can read this lovely song below and listen along to two different renditions of it – one recited, the other sung. Where The Bee Sucks (Shakespeare) Where the bee sucks, there suck I: In a cowslip’s bell...

MP3 of The Dandelion The Dandelion by Mrs. E. P. Erskine "Oh, dandelion, yellow as gold, What do you do all day?" "I just wait here in the long green grass Till the children come to play." "Oh, dandelion, yellow as...

A Bribe for Bunny By Marjorie Dillon I made a nest my very best, To hold my eggs from Bunny; I wish he’d hop right in and stop— Oh, wouldn’t that be funny? Some lettuce fine on which to dine I left, in...

The poem Loveliest of trees, the cherry now by A. E. Housman (1859–1936) was written in 1896.  To understand the poem, remember that at that time people referred to the number 20 as "score".  Threescore meant 60.  In the 2nd verse, when the author wrote, "of my threescore years and ten", he meant he’s expecting...

Here’s the poem called Spring by Dante Gabriel Rossetti with an MP3 recording. MP3 Recording of Spring by Rossetti Spring Soft-littered is the new-year’s lambing fold, And in the hollowed haystack at its side The shepherd lies o’ night now, wakeful-eyed ...

Here’s the poem Early Spring by Fay Inchfawn with an mp3 recording… MP3 Recording of Early Spring Early Spring Quick through the gates of Fairyland The South Wind forced his way. ‘Twas his to make the Earth forget Her grief of yesterday. "’Tis mine," cried he, "to bring her joy!"...

Here’s the poem "Windy Nights" by Robert Louis Stevenson with a recording and illustrations… MP3 Recording of Windy Nights Windy Nights By Robert Louis Stevenson Whenever the moon and stars are set, Whenever the wind is high, All night long in the dark and wet,  A man...

Here’s a Chinese poem about early winter by Meng Haoran 孟浩然, a Chinese poet who lived from 689 or 691 to 740.  First you’ll find the simplified Chinese text, followed by an English translation.  Then you can listen to a recording of the poem in Mandarin and follow along with the Pinyin (pronunciation).   After that...

Here’s the Dutch poem Winterstilte (Winter Silence) by Guido Gezelle who lived from 1830 to 1899.  You can listen to the poem in the mp3 recording below and follow along with the Dutch text and then read a loose English translation… MP3 Recording of Winterstilte Winterstilte (Dutch) Een witte spree ...

Here’s a pretty little poem called January’s Garden by A.E.A., with a recording by me. MP3 Recording of January’s Garden January’s Garden All silver-white and silver-clear Are January’s bowers, And there bloom sparkling sprays of ice, And snowflake flowers.

Here’s the French poem Papillons roux (Russet Butterflies) by Louis Codet (1876-1914).  It’s about two little butterflies in Autumn. Below you’ll find the French poem with a recording followed by an English translation. MP3 of Papillons roux Papillons roux  Deux petits papillons roux tourbillonnent, tourbillonnent Deux petits...