Written In March

Portrait of William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth 1770–1850

The cock is crowing, The stream is flowing, The small birds twitter, The lake doth glitter The green field sleeps in the sun; The oldest and youngest Are at work with the strongest; The cattle are grazing, Their heads never raising; There are forty feeding like one!

Like an army defeated The snow hath retreated, And now doth fare ill On the top of the bare hill; The plowboy is whooping—anon-anon: There's joy in the mountains; There's life in the fountains; Small clouds are sailing, Blue sky prevailing; The rain is over and gone!

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  1. sarah Saudi Arabia

    written in march by william

  2. Rosie Australia

    I am at this present time trying with much failure to write a conclusion about Written in March for my English Literature Oral. I have to say what my reaing of the poem was and what influenced t the most so if any of you have a smart answer please post it on here so i can take credit for it.
    Please & Thankyou, I would be forever grateful.
    Rosie

  3. dsss India

    This Poem is true & AUSOME

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