The Roaring Frost
A flock of winds came winging from the North,
Strong birds with fighting pinions driving forth
With a resounding call:—
Where will they close their wings and cease their cries—
Between what warming seas and conquering skies—
And fold, and fall?
Credit
This poem is in the public domain.
About this Poem
"The Roaring Frost" first appeared in Later Poems (John Lane, 1902).
Author
Alice Meynell
Alice Christiana Gertrude Meynell was born on October 11, 1847, in Barnes, west London, to Thomas Thompson, a lover of literature and friend of Charles Dickens, and Christiana Weller, a noted painter and concert pianist. Thompson insisted on a classical education for his children, who were homeschooled. This education, as well as the verses of Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Christina Rossetti, inspired Meynell to try writing poetry as a teen.
Date Published
01/01/1902