February 10, 2014
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O snowdrop! / Vocabulary.
Ô Perce-Neige !
O Snowdrop!English version below the picture
4 février
Ô Perce - Neige !
Je vous connais depuis des années ,
Au même endroit vous apparaissez .
Le dur hiver, point vous ne craignez
Et , à l ' heure dites vous survenez ,
Sempiternels .Malgré l ' hivernale rigueur
Vous étalez vos blanches fleurs.
Nous vous croyions morts et desséchés
Mais chaque année vous revivez ,
Immortels .J ' admire votre ténacité ,
Votre discrète et simple beauté .
Vous annoncez - nous l ' espoir et la paix ?
Etes - vous le signe de l ' Amour qui naît ?
EternelMichel Fauquet
This year 2014 le Snowdrops already are all in bloom , in advance . When I wrote this poem and took the picture it was at the end of february 2003.
The winter had been hard at the opposite of this present year where the weather in our area of Picardy always was cold and wet but without snow and true frostO Snowdrop !
I know you for so many years ,
At the same place you do appear .
Of the winter , you are not in fear
And on time you always are here ,
Sempiternal .In spite of this so hard winter
You are blooming your white flowers .
We believed you were dried and dead
But every year you rise your head,
Immortal .I admire your tenacity ,
Your humble and simple beauty .
Do you tell us: Hope and Peace above ?
Are you the sign of the nascent Love ?
Eternal .Michel Fauquet
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UP Date Fébruary 10
Vocabulaire , Vocabulary
Je viens de recevoir un commentaire de sojourner_here disant:. "Quand je relis votre poème et les deux mots qui étaient nouveaux pour moi, j'ai sorti mon dictionnaire. Michel, mon père m'a inculqué l'amour de la langue et de nouveaux mots me rendent heureuse . L'un était nascent: adj nouvellement conçu, l'autre ,sempiternel: éternel ce qui m'a amené à Semper Fidelis qui est la devise de l'US Marine Corps Alors mon père aussi vous remercie !!! »
Je suis agréablement surpris et honoré de voir que malgré mon anglais rudimentaire, j'ai réussi à enseigner quelque chose à une personne si cultivée.
Et cela conforte une idée partagée par beaucoup que nous nourrissons notre esprit en questionnant les mots: étymologie, comparaison, diverses significations ou utilisations.
Perce-neige donne matière à réfléchir!I have just received a comment from sojourner_here saying: " When I read your poem again and the two words that were new to me, I brought out my dictionary. Michel, my dad instilled in me the love of language and new words make me happy. One was Nascent: Adj. newly conceived , Sempiternal: Eternal; everlasting. Which led me to Semper Fidelis which is the motto of the U.s. Marine Corps. So my dad also thanks you!!! "
I am happily surprised and honored to see that despite of my rudimentary English ,I have succeeded to teach something to a so cultured person.
And this comfort an idea shared by many that we nourish our mind in questionning the words : etymology, comparaison, various meanings or uses.
Snowdrop gives matter to think!
Comments (59)
Beautiful picture.....And heartwarming poetry...
And your profile background, so dark, and yet colorful....I love it!!
I can't even imagine flowers blooming yet ~ we are to get another 8-10 inches of snow tonight!
Last year we got a lot of snow in March so the snowdrop is a bit in advance this year ( due probably to the wet weather without frost we have since last October )
Wonderful poem! You should write more poetry!!
my snowdrops have just started pushing themselves out of the earth...Time for Spring I Say!!!! Loved the poem but....ILYM
That's a nice ode to Spring bulbs! My Dutch Iris come up every year before anything else turns green.:)
For some curious reason, my snowdrops start pushing up in autumn, and then hide under the deep snow until the sun starts to warm. It's good to know that somewhere, there are signs of spring.
Beautiful poetry. Beautiful flowers.
I love your poem and the flowers are gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.
Hugs and smiles, Char
Michel ~ I love the beautiful flowers, and I love your poem, too. I looked at both the French and the English versions, and it appears that in both languages the poem rhymes. How I would love to hear your voice speaking the French! I am going to listen to some individual words from your poem on-line, but that won't be the same as hearing it all in the French accent. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us! ~ Love, Carolyn
I like the poem and the beautiful photo,too
The snowdrops are beautiful flowers!



And your poem about them is lovely!
I would love to hear you read your poem!
I love the flowers that come back every Spring, after a hard Winter. They bring so much hope and joy and beauty with them!
HUGS for you and HUGS for Janine!!!
Very nice! I also enjoyed the photos after scenes of van Gogh's paintings.
Yes it was very inspiring to see with our eyes the landscapes painted by van Gogh and the scent going with .
In your photo and poem, you show that a small flower can be a positive example for mankind.
We're the same as fwren. No flowers here yet, just cold and more snow. The flowers are lovely and hopeful, and the poem is beautiful both in French and in English.
It will be a long time before we see any color of any flower here in Quincy, Illinois. Today we got about 9 inches of snow!
Michel, I loved your poem and the picture of the beautiful snow drops. I wish you would write more poems. You have such a creative genius inside of you.
Lovely flower!
Oh, this is a lovely picture and poem. It reminds me of Wm. Blake's poetry. You are gifted, Michel!
Lovely!
ow beautiful Michel. I lik your new blog back ground.
Ty so very much of your comment on my post about my Tuesday group and Ty so very much for all of your kindness.
Much appreciated.
hahaha... I meant that I love the poem, but I Love You More =) I should have just used the comma!
Finally, I understand.
The light has come.
Marsha, thank you for providing the spark that was missing in my foggy mind.
This is just lovely. Great job!
Ah a poet I see. We don't have snow drops.
ryc: That is my Aunt that is living in her own little world of the past. Uncle died 6 yrs. ago and she has never finished probate of his Will. She is complicated as is the situation.
Oh this is great thanks for sharing you always make me smile
Alors on opte pour le haut contraste?
Ce qu'il y a de bien avec le noir, c'est que ça va avec tout. Édith Piaf l'avait bien compris, avec sa célèbre "petite robe noire".
Ce n'est pas ici que les perce-neiges sont à la veille de nous annoncer le printemps. Vous nous faites presque envie!
Ty so very much and this hospital mistake makes me wonder what there mistakes they are making with other peoples bills.
Around here the snow just drops, it doesn't bloom!
They are beautiful and the poem is lovely. I wonder if my crocuses think the white witch has made it always winter and never Christmas!?
How was your winter this year? I think ours will go down in the history books. Hope your week-end is wonderful!
My winter? wet, still wet and again wet...and cold!
beautiful as always. blessings.
Does the wet and cold make people a little depressed sometimes or is it something you expect and get used to?
ryc: plastic flowers, I don't like them either Michel but I buy silk ones for cemetery because we are not allowed to plant anything on the graves. They want to be able to mow. Some people have either ignored that or gotten permission to plant ground covers I've seen. We even have to have the easel we put for Valentines Day removed by Feb. 23rd.
When I read your poem again and the two words that were new to me, I brought out my dictionary. Michel, my dad instilled in me the love of language and new words make me happy. One was Nascent: Adj. newly conceived Sempiternal: Eternal; everlasting. Which led me to Semper Fidelis which is the motto of the U.s. Marine Corps. So my dad also thanks you!!!
so pretty and ode to the snowdrop
Happy Monday, Michel!
HUGS, too!
That is interesting, Michel. I too had to google those two words. See, you as a French/English speaker are still teaching .... both French & English to English-speakers! (Also you teach us much about your life there in France.
Happy Valentines Day to you and Janine.
Love,
Carolyn
I learn something new most every time I come here, of course I have much to learn! last year my snowdrops were beautiful but the jonquils hardly bloomed at all, this year it will be another flowers year to be brilliant. It keeps life interesting! ilym
This is what is so neat about this community- we can and do expand our horizons in so many ways!
Dear Michel, you are always teaching us new things. Thank you for being so wonderful.
Good Morning, Michel
I loved your poem and photo--beautiful.
My interest in language is focused on the expressions that Americans use. I think our immigrants must find it challenging to learn the American version of English.
blessings
frank
This is an excellent poem. I think it a miracle that plants come back year after year, even after a horribly cold and snowy winter. We have about 20 inches of snow on the ground here so there will be no snowdrops for a while.
Such a delicate beautiful flower
So worthy of your poem
I do not think I could write such a wonderful poem in English as you have done in spite of the fact English is a second language for you! I am amazed!
do you know I left you an answer on my site?
I call retro 40's and my son calls it the 70's LOL
Happy Valentine's Day to you and Janine!
Love and HUGS!!!
RYC: the scene you imagine, with my candy and your wine, I would like to see someday! The nougat did turn out very well, but the caramel was not so good.
Thanks for your kind comment again. I have been under this weather the last few days! Not a fun place to be!
I do see signs of spring on the way. The other day the peacock and turkey were strutting their stuff and I got between them and got hit by a flying peacock! That must mean spring is close!
Thanks my friend for stopping by my page...I hope you are having a great Sweethearts day with yours... when you said you were a bit like my Cody cat it made me laugh he is a darling cat so that makes you a darling man
Wanted to answer your question ~ No Michel, we weren’t in a boat ~ but on a boardwalk across the water and reeds ~
I want to thank you for all of your support and wonderful comments on my blog.
I have been so busy with hubbys stuff and getting him settled I have not been able to keep with with a lot of comments and fiends.
Yes he is home from the hospital and we are optimistic the medication will help.
A very happy Valentines day to you an dour mrs. and have a wonderful week end.
That was beautiful. I loved it! Michel, what was your profession, before your retirement? You seem to have an artist's soul.
Magnifique poème! Et image!
Et chez nous aussi les perce-neiges sont apparues les premiers jours de février. Actuellement, ici également un temps de novembre ... mais nous allons vers le printemps et c'est tout bien ...
Amitiés, AM
and ~ I cannot get over the size of the coot's feet!
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