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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE FIRST BLIZZARD, by NOLANNE O'HAIR
First Line: The lambs that came last april had no way
Last Line: To teach lambs not to be afraid of snow.
Subject(s): Snow
First Line: The lambs that came last april had no way
Last Line: To teach lambs not to be afraid of snow.
Subject(s): Snow
The lambs that came last April had no way
Of knowing that a sudden snow could change
The world familiar to them yesterday
Into this dazzling place, grotesquely strange.
Backs to the wind, they're huddled near the gate
Afraid to follow where the old sheep lead;
Whatever holds them there inanimate
Is stronger that a driving hunger need.
The ewes, again with young, can surely hear
Their frightened lambs' low crying; yet they pass
Into the pasture, less concerned with fear
Than finding what is left of tender grass.
It takes a storm or two, come weal or woe,
To teach lambs not to be afraid of snow.
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