Zephyrus or Zephyr is the name of the west wind in Greek, the blowing of which marks the beginning of the spring season and all the associated joy. The end of the long wait for the spring season is reason enough to celebrate. The long winter and indoor cuddling come to an end.
Poets have always expressed joy. Chaucer in his ‘Prologue to the Canterbury Tales’ writes
When that Aprill with his shoures sote
The droghte of Marche hath perced to the rote,
And bathed every veyne in swich licour,
Of which vertu engendred is the flour;
Whan Zephirus eek with his swete breeth
Canterbury Tales. Prologue. Line 1 (14th century Modern English)
This belief is ‘invoking spring is invoking good luck’.
T.S. Eliot in his ‘Waste Land’ begins with a pessimistic note suited to the name of the poem. He also mentions only spring in the very first line,
APRIL is the cruellest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain.
He has invoked April as it marks the beginning of another cycle.
For any one it is a time to feel happy. The desolate winter is over and the dull roots come to life with spring rain. One sees growth all over. The trees turn green and flower. The lawns show fresh green growth. The roses go wild and all paths, open fields and road sides are filled with colorful bloom. To see them is joy incomparable. A walk will make one feel at peace with himself and the world.
Outdoor activities pick up and this is the season for sports. Neville Cardus, the celebrated cricket critic, associated the play with the seasons because the English play-season begins in April and ends in August.
Life is a cycle going through birth and death; sorrow and happiness. Hope and patience are the main qualities required.
P. B. Shelley wrote in his ‘Ode to the West Wind’
O Wind,
If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?
Poets have always expressed joy. Chaucer in his ‘Prologue to the Canterbury Tales’ writes
When that Aprill with his shoures sote
The droghte of Marche hath perced to the rote,
And bathed every veyne in swich licour,
Of which vertu engendred is the flour;
Whan Zephirus eek with his swete breeth
Canterbury Tales. Prologue. Line 1 (14th century Modern English)
This belief is ‘invoking spring is invoking good luck’.
T.S. Eliot in his ‘Waste Land’ begins with a pessimistic note suited to the name of the poem. He also mentions only spring in the very first line,
APRIL is the cruellest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain.
He has invoked April as it marks the beginning of another cycle.
For any one it is a time to feel happy. The desolate winter is over and the dull roots come to life with spring rain. One sees growth all over. The trees turn green and flower. The lawns show fresh green growth. The roses go wild and all paths, open fields and road sides are filled with colorful bloom. To see them is joy incomparable. A walk will make one feel at peace with himself and the world.
Outdoor activities pick up and this is the season for sports. Neville Cardus, the celebrated cricket critic, associated the play with the seasons because the English play-season begins in April and ends in August.
Life is a cycle going through birth and death; sorrow and happiness. Hope and patience are the main qualities required.
P. B. Shelley wrote in his ‘Ode to the West Wind’
O Wind,
If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?
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