Spring (Songs in Season) by Harry Graham
The collection explores the changing seasons through poetry and song lyrics, with a focus on spring. It includes both original compositions and adaptations of existing works. The poems and songs are meant to evoke the sights, sounds, and emotions associated with the season.
By Harry Graham · First published 1909 · Genre: Poetry, Satire, Humor · 468 words
First lines
When the hand of ev'ry Briton, 'spite of glove or woolly mitten, / By the frost severely bitten, grows as frigid as a stone, / When he scuttles like a lizard through the bitter biting blizzard, / Which benumbs his very gizzard and which chills him to the bone; / When the constable stands scowling, where the hurricane is howling, / Or goes miserably prowling, with no shelter from the storm, / And the working-man, half-fuddled, jug to bosom closely cuddled, / In each public-house is huddled, in his efforts to get warm; / Then the poet (known as 'minor') deems it suitable to sing / That there's nothing much diviner than the pleasures of the Spring!
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Genres
- Poetry — The work is structured in verse form with rhyme and meter, characteristic of poetry.
- Satire — The text uses humor and irony to critique the romanticization of spring, highlighting its unpleasant aspects.
- Humor — The playful language and exaggerated scenarios aim to amuse the reader.
- Seasonal — The content focuses on the theme of spring and its associated weather and societal behaviors.
Tags
Poetry Collection · Seasonal Poetry · Spring-themed · Humorous Verse · Light Verse · Satirical Poetry · British Literature · 20th Century Literature · Verse Novel · Collection of Poems · Nature Poetry · Seasonal Themes
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Harry Graham
- Date: 1909 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Satire, Humor, Seasonal, Social Commentary
- Length: 468 words
- Structure: 1 section, 3 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Difficult (College Level)
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More by Harry Graham
- More Misrepresentative Men (1905)
- What's in a Name? (1927)
- Nobody's Darling! (Rhymes for the Times) (1902)
- Roses all the Way (Rhymes for the Times) (1925)
- The Triumph of Jam (Rhymes for the Times) (1902)
- Egregious Eastbourne (Rhymes for the Times) (1907)
- Sarah Owen (Rhymes for the Times) (1902)
- The Last Horsed 'Bus (Rhymes for the Times) (1925)
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