Spring is Here

Spring

Nothing is so beautiful as spring—
     When weeds, in wheels, shoot long and lovely and lush;
     Thrush's eggs look little low heavens, and thrush
Through the echoing timber does so rinse and wring
The ear, it strikes like lightnings to hear him sing;
     The glassy peartree leaves and blooms, they brush
     The descending blue; that blue is all in a rush
With richness; the racing lambs too have fair their fling.
What is all this juice and all this joy?
     A strain of the earth's sweet being in the beginning
In Eden garden.—Have, get, before it cloy,
     Before it cloud, Christ, lord, and sour with sinning,
Innocent mind and Mayday in girl and boy,
     Most, O maid's child, thy choice and worthy the winning.

- Gerard Manley Hopkins

I chose Gerard Manley Hopkins's "Spring" because it is very pleasant to read. The reason why it is so pleasant is due to the use of alliteration. The author does them justice- there is not an over abundance that takes away from the pure and simple beauty of Spring. The author's detailed descriptions create a vivid painting in the reader's imagination. The poem is very easy to understand and lacks ambiguity, which I was particularly grateful for. Spring is my favorite season, so ultimately I just enjoyed reading the poem.