'Tis the cuckoo

More poems by William George Aston

• 'Tis the first snow

  "'Tis the first snow—
  Just enough to bend
  The gladiolus leaves!"[1]

• 'Twas the new moon

  “'Twas the new moon!
  Since then I waited—
  And lo! to-night! …

• Frog Poem (Aston)

  "An ancient pond!
  With a sound from the water
  Of the frog as it plunges in."

• I come weary

  “I come weary,
  In search of an inn—
  Ah! these wisteria flowers!”

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