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The Snow (poem)
"The Snow" (Welsh language, Welsh: or ) is a 14th- or 15th-century Welsh-language poem in the form of a ''cywydd'' evoking a landscape which, to the poet's chagrin, is covered with snow. It has been described as an imaginative ''tour de force''. Manuscripts of the poem mostly attribute it to Dafydd ap Gwilym, widely seen as the greatest of the Welsh poets, though some name Dafydd ab Edmwnd or Ieuan ap Rhys ap Llywelyn as the author. Modern literary historians have differed as to whether it is indeed by Dafydd ap Gwilym, but the two most recent editions of his poems (by Thomas Parry (author), Thomas Parry and Dafydd Johnston respectively) have rejected it. The poem has nevertheless remained popular with translators and it continues to appear in anthologies, including Thomas Parry's own ''The Oxford Book of Welsh Verse, Oxford Book of Welsh Verse'' and Gwyn Jones's ''Oxford Book of Welsh Verse in English''. Synopsis The poet laments that he cannot leave the house because wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trees In ICM On Myrstigen Hiking Trail, Brastad 2
In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated Plant stem, stem, or trunk (botany), trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are usable as lumber or plants above a specified height. In wider definitions, the taller Arecaceae, palms, Cyatheales, tree ferns, Musa (genus), bananas, and bamboos are also trees. Trees are not a Taxon, taxonomic group but include a variety of plant species that Convergent evolution, have independently evolved a trunk and branches as a way to tower above other plants to compete for sunlight. The majority of tree species are angiosperms or hardwoods; of the rest, many are gymnosperms or softwoods. Trees tend to be long-lived, some reaching several thousand years old. Trees have been in existence for 370 million years. It is estimated that there are some three trillion mature trees in the world. A tree typically has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
