(October 5, 1850 – July 16, 1896).
American illustrator, author and naturalist.
William Hamilton Gibson. Photo: wikipedia.org
Oh, the lovely fickleness of an April day!
Photo: Michael Podger. Meaning :The poem expresses: Expectation: The feeling that spring is ‘almost’ here, but hasn’t fully set in yet. Slow progress: That the transition from winter to spring is gradual and sometimes unpredictable. Seasonality: The specific timing in early spring (late March/early April). Essentially, it describes the period when we eagerly look forward to warmer weather, but nature is still a bit reserved. 🇬🇧 Origin and Author: Now comes the interesting link to Samuel Taylor Coleridge! The origin of this saying indeed lies with the famous English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834). The poem: It is not directly a ‘saying’ that he coined, but a well-known stanza from his epic poem called ‘Christabel’. The core of the expression comes directly from his poem ‘Christabel’.
Door Pieter
Mensenmens, zoon, echtgenoot, vader, opa.
Spiritueel, echter niet religieus.
Ik hou van golf, wandelen, lezen en de natuur in veel opzichten.
Onderzoeker, nieuwsgierig, geen fan van de mainstream media (MSM).
