In January 1904, L.M. Montgomery published the poem "The Winter Wind" in The Farm Journal, a journal devoted to the farm, orchard, garden, poultry and household economy. The journal's motto was "Practical not Fancy Farming."
Here is a digitized image of the poem scanned from microfilm available at Archive.org:
Here is the full text of the poem:
THE WINTER WIND
BY L. M. MONTGOMERY
I am the gladdest of winds that blow
Though I come from the realms of ice and snow.
I waken the notes of the pine tree lyres
When the sunset kindles its crimson fires.
I dance over meadows and valleys white
In the sparkling frost of a winter night.
I croon a song that is low and sweet
When the dawn creeps out on her silver feet.
I nip and pinch with a right good will
The children’s cheeks on the coasting hill.
I sting to action the hearts of those
I meet on my way from the Northland snows.
Laughter rings when I whistle by,
For a right good, rollicking wind am I.
Reference:
Montgomery, L.M. (1904, January). The Winter Wind. The Farm Journal. 28(1): 1. Retrieved from: https://archive.org/details/sim_farm-journal_1904-01_28_1/mode/2up
Created November 12, 2022.
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