{"id":1749,"date":"2008-04-15T17:35:28","date_gmt":"2008-04-16T00:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janice-campbell.com\/2008\/04\/15\/celebrate-april-with-hopkins-frost-eliot-and-rossetti\/"},"modified":"2008-04-15T17:35:28","modified_gmt":"2008-04-16T00:35:28","slug":"celebrate-april-with-hopkins-frost-eliot-and-rossetti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doingwhatmatters.com\/celebrate-april-with-hopkins-frost-eliot-and-rossetti\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate April with Hopkins, Frost, Eliot, and Rossetti"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been stricken with spring fever and could not resist sharing the beauty of a few of my favorite spring poems. I’ll offer them without comment, as I believe they are best savored quietly. If you wish to learn more about the poet or the poem, I suggest browsing through Bartleby.com, as well as your own encyclopedia.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Spring<\/strong>
\nby Gerard Manley Hopkins<\/p>\n

Nothing is so beautiful as spring\u2014
\nWhen weeds, in wheels, shoot long and lovely and lush;
\nThrush\u2019s eggs look little low heavens, and thrush
\nThrough the echoing timber does so rinse and wring
\nThe ear, it strikes like lightnings to hear him sing;
\nThe glassy peartree leaves and blooms, they brush
\nThe descending blue; that blue is all in a rush
\nWith richness; the racing lambs too have fair their fling.<\/p>\n

What is all this juice and all this joy?
\nA strain of the earth\u2019s sweet being in the beginning
\nIn Eden garden.\u2014Have, get, before it cloy,
\nBefore it cloud, Christ, lord, and sour with sinning,
\nInnocent mind and Mayday in girl and boy,
\nMost, O maid\u2019s child, thy choice and worthy the winning.<\/p>\n

\n

A Tiny Excerpt from “The Waste Land”<\/strong>
\nby T. S. EliotApril is the cruelest month, breeding
\nLilacs out of the dead land, mixing
\nMemory and desire, stirring
\nDull roots with spring rain.
\nWinter kept us warm, covering
\nEarth in forgetful snow, feeding
\nA little life with dried tubers.<\/p>\n

\n

A Prayer in Spring<\/strong>
\nRobert Frost (1915)Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers to-day;
\nAnd give us not to think so far away
\nAs the uncertain harvest; keep us here
\nAll simply in the springing of the year.Oh, give us pleasure in the orchard white,
\nLike nothing else by day, like ghosts by night;
\nAnd make us happy in the happy bees,
\nThe swarm dilating round the perfect trees.And make us happy in the darting bird
\nThat suddenly above the bees is heard,
\nThe meteor that thrusts in with needle bill,
\nAnd off a blossom in mid air stands still.<\/p>\n

For this is love and nothing else is love,
\nThe which it is reserved for God above
\nTo sanctify to what far ends He will,
\nBut which it only needs that we fulfil.<\/p>\n

\n

Spring Quiet<\/strong>
\nChristina Rossetti (1847)Gone were but the Winter,
\nCome were but the Spring,
\nI would go to a covert
\nWhere the birds sing.Where in the whitethom
\nSingeth a thrush,
\nAnd a robin sings
\nIn the holly-bush.Full of fresh scents
\nAre the budding boughs
\nArching high over
\nA cool green house:<\/p>\n

Full of sweet scents,
\nAnd whispering air
\nWhich sayeth softly:
\n\u201cWe spread no snare;<\/p>\n

\u201cHere dwell in safety,
\nHere dwell alone,
\nWith a clear stream
\nAnd a mossy stone.<\/p>\n

\u201cHere the sun shineth
\nMost shadily;
\nHere is heard an echo
\nOf the far sea,
\nThough far off it be.\u201d<\/p>\n

************<\/p>\n

And finally, here’s a special guest article from my friend Cindy:<\/p>\n

It’s Spring! Time for Nature Studies!<\/a>
\nBy Cindy Rushton<\/p>\n

Spring is here!<\/p>\n

Anybody else having Spring Fever? Ready to get outside to soak up the beauty and fresh air? Oh! This is the perfect time to make up any excuse to get outside. But, what if we call it “school” as we enjoy this gorgeous Spring?<\/p>\n

Yep! It is Spring and and time for Spring themed Nature Studies. Yep! Time for that weekly Nature Walk! Time to pull out those Nature Notebooks and begin a fresh new study. NO pressure. Just with atmosphere of fun and delight! Want some ideas that are EASY? How about some of our favorites? Let’s dig in…<\/p>\n

Trees\u2026
\n\u2022 Hunt for new leaves (buds!). Mark the date for each tree.
\n\u2022 Look for blossoms on your tree. Describe and draw.
\n\u2022 Mark the date that your tree is in full foliage.
\n\u2022 Measure the height of your tree.
\n\u2022 Determine the age of the tree. Measure 5 feet from the ground around the tree trunk. Divide this measurement by 1 inch to get the approximate age in years.
\n\u2022 Collect and press leaves. Mount some in your nature notebook.
\n\u2022 Sketch your tree in watercolor or crayon for your nature notebook.
\n\u2022 Hunt for spring poetry about trees! Copy into your nature notebook.
\n\u2022 Look up Scripture verses about trees. Copy into your nature notebook.<\/p>\n

Flowers\u2026
\n\u2022 Each week take a walk to collect new wildflowers around your neighborhood. Press into a scrapbook\/nature notebook.
\n\u2022 Sketch and label flower parts.
\n\u2022 Hunt for poetry about the flowers that are blooming each week.
\n\u2022 Find Scripture verses to copy into your nature notebook about all flowers.
\n\u2022 Plant some flowers outside in your yard.<\/p>\n

Birds\u2026
\n\u2022 Set out a bird feeder for birds around your home. Put one right outside of a big window so the children can watch the birds up close.
\n\u2022 Listen for early birds\u2026they should be coming soon.
\n\u2022 Set out nesting materials for birds common to your area.
\n\u2022 Try building your own nest.
\n\u2022 Learn birdcalls and songs.
\n\u2022 Watch the birds as they gather materials for their nests\u2026maybe you can see where they are building their nests and watch them as they feed their young.
\n\u2022 Hunt for nature poetry about the birds native to your yard. Copy into nature notebooks.
\n\u2022 Hunt for Scripture verses about the birds native to your yard. Copy into nature notebooks.<\/p>\n

Insects\u2026
\n\u2022 Start an ant farm.
\n\u2022 Begin your bug collection.<\/p>\n

Animals\u2026
\n\u2022 Hunt for animal tracks.
\n\u2022 Go on a night hunt for salamanders. You may want to make a home for one as a pet.
\n\u2022 Set up an aquarium for a frog home. Go to a local pond to collect some frog eggs\u2014watch their life cycle! Be sure to document in your nature notebook!
\n\u2022 Make a chart of animal characteristics. Study how animals are classified.<\/p>\n

Plants\u2026
\n\u2022 Hunt for woodland flowers.
\n\u2022 Choose seeds or plants for spring planting. Start seeds now to have an early bloom.
\n\u2022 Grow plants from pits. (see Ideas Section)
\n\u2022 Gather samples from the woods of plants without flowers. (Good resource is Plants That Never Ever Bloom)
\n\u2022 Go on a hike through the woods. Look for tree seedlings.
\n\u2022 Hunt for spring mushrooms.<\/p>\n

Astronomy\u2026
\n\u2022 Keep a chart of the moon phases for a month\u2014try March.
\n\u2022 Take an evening to spend stargazing.<\/p>\n

Weather\u2026
\n\u2022 Keep weather chart for the first two weeks of the season\u2014begin March.
\n\u2022 Find out how rain is formed.
\n\u2022 Find any poems about rain for nature notebook.
\n\u2022 Find out about lightning. Add information to nature notebook.
\n\u2022 Hunt for rainbows.<\/p>\n

Collections\u2026
\n\u2022 Take a day for each of your collections to maintain. (Rocks\u2026 shells\u2026 feathers\u2026 so on.)<\/p>\n

Seasonal Table Ideas\u2026
\n\u2022 Budding branches
\n\u2022 Tulips
\n\u2022 Bird\u2019s nest
\n\u2022 Fresh flowers
\n\u2022 Potted Wild Violets
\n\u2022 Dyed eggs
\n\u2022 Tissue Paper Butterflies
\n\u2022 Colors\u2026pastels and jewel tones<\/p>\n

Need MORE Help?<\/p>\n

How about MORE help? Yep! Check out our Ultimate Homeschool Expo! If you missed the live recording of the workshops, no problem! You can now hear ALL of the workshops at your convenience. They are CERTAIN to give you step-by-step help to make homeschooling FUN and EASY! Get your ticket at Cindy’s site.<\/a><\/p>\n

*****************<\/p>\n

Cindy Rushton is the hostess of the Ultimate Homeschool Expo, the very first online homeschool convention. She is recording Preview Chats for the Ultimate Homeschool Convention RIGHT NOW! Join her wonderful guests FREE for the next weeks as they count down to the Ultimate Homeschool Expo (April 28-May 3, 2008–BUT! NEVER ENDING because it is an ONLINE Convention!). Get your ticket NOW<\/a> and receive her awesome A Quick Start for Notebooking Mini-Set FREE today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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