Explore "A Winter Scene" by Henry David Thoreau on Textopian. Read with annotations and highlights.
The rabbit leaps, / The mouse out-creeps, / The flag out-peeps / Beside the brook;
The ferret weeps, / The marmot sleeps, / The owlet keeps / In his snug nook.
The apples thaw, / The ravens caw, / The squirrels gnaw / The frozen fruit.
To their retreat / I track the feet / Of mice that eat / The apple's root.
The snow-dust falls, / The otter crawls, / The partridge calls, / Far in the wood.
The traveller dreams, / The tree-ice gleams, / The blue-jay screams / In angry mood.
The willows droop, / The alders stoop, / The pheasants group / Beneath the snow.
The catkins green / Cast o'er the scene / A summer's sheen, / A genial glow.