“First Thaw” János Arany, Hungary (1817–1882)

A single drip upon the sill—

The snow begins to slip and spill.

A crow caws sharp, then glides away,

To greet the year’s first softened day.

Ice sighs beneath a waking breeze,

The distant song of greening trees.

Though branches stretch with cautious grace,

The thaw has found a listening place.

From A Poem A Day: All Continental Europe

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