Green Rain (Poem By Mary Webb)

A delightful short poem by English Romantic poet Mary Webb, depicting the natural beauty of a blackthorn forest in blossom. Webb's portrayal of the scene is clear and elegant, with a whimsical nod to the mystical in the closing lines.

Transcript

Into the scented woods we'll go,

And see the blackthorn swim in snow.

High above,

In the budding leaves,

A brooding dove awakes and grieves.

The glades with mingled music stir,

And wildly laughs the woodpecker.

When blackthorn petals purl the breeze,

There are the twisted hawthorn trees,

Thick set with buds,

As clear and pale as golden water or green hail.

As if a storm of rain had stood enchanted in the thorny wood,

And hearing fairy voices call hung poised,

Forgetting how to fall.