Skip to content
Linespedia

Spring in Town by William Cullen Bryant

By William Cullen Bryant

Topics: love-shayari, deep-lines, nature-poetry

The country ever has a lagging Spring, Waiting for May to call its violets forth, And June its roses--showers and sunshine bring, Slowly, the deepening verdure o'er the earth; To put their foliage out, the woods are slack, And one by one the singing-birds come back. Within the city's bounds the time of flowers Comes earlier. Let a mild and sunny day, Such as full often, for a few bright hours, Breathes through the sky of March the airs of May, Shine on our roofs and chase the wintry gloom--

AI analysis available. Enable JavaScript to interact.

About this line

"The country ever has a lagging Spring,..."

"Spring in Town" by William Cullen Bryant is a love and deep and nature and inspirational english poem consisting of 70 lines. This English poem by William Cullen Bryant demonstrates the timeless power of verse to capture complex human emotions. Beginning with "The country ever has a lagging Spring, Waiting for May to call its violets forth,...", this piece explores themes of love and deep and nature and inspirational through vivid imagery and emotional resonance. The work invites contemplation on the deeper currents of life, love, and the human condition. William Cullen Bryant's celebrated body of poetry continues to inspire readers across generations and cultures, and this particular work stands as a powerful example of their artistic vision.

Attribution & Rights

Author:William Cullen Bryant

"The country ever has a lagging Spring,..." by William Cullen Bryant

For usage rights, copyright concerns, or to report an issue with this content, please visit our Copyright & Report page.

Related lines

"Upon the mountain's distant head,     With trackless snows for ever white,     Where all is still, and cold, and dead,     Late shines the day'"

"Where olive leaves were twinkling in every wind that blew,     There sat beneath the pleasant shade a damsel of Peru.     Betwixt the slender bo"

"Midst greens and shades the Catterskill leaps,     From cliffs where the wood-flower clings;     All summer he moistens his verdant steeps"

"Matron! the children of whose love,     Each to his grave, in youth hath passed,     And now the mould is heaped above     The dearest and the"

"I have a rendezvous with Death At some disputed barricade, When Spring comes back with rustling shade And apple-blossoms fill the air— I have a rendez"

"I Ay, it is fitting on this holiday, Commemorative of our soldier dead, When -- with sweet flowers of our New England May Hiding the lichened stones"

William Cullen Bryant

About William Cullen Bryant

William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878) was an American poet and journalist. His poem "Thanatopsis" (1817) was the first major American poem. He edited the New York Evening Post for 50 years and was a champion of American poetry.

Full Bibliography
Continue Reading

"Upon the mountain's distant head,     With trackle..."

Weekly Poetic Insight

Join our literary Sanctuary

Get the most inspiring lines, poetic analysis, and secret shayaris delivered to your inbox every Sunday.