“First snow-falling-on the half-finished bridge.” FirstsFallHalfFinishedSnowBridgesSnow FallingFirst Snow Author:Matsuo Basho
“The dark aftermath of the frontier, of the vast promise of possibility this country first offered, is an inflated sense of American entitlement today. We want what we want, and we want it now. Easy credit. Fast food. A straight shot down the interstate from point A to point B. The endless highway is crowded with the kinds of cars large enough to take a mountain pass in high snow. Instead they are used to take children from soccer practice to Pizza Hut. In the process they burn fuel like there's no tomorrow. Tomorrow's coming.” WantFirstsKindChildrenCountryEnoughTodayUsedEasyProcessDarkPracticeCarPossibilityTomorrowPromiseFutureMountainShotsCreditEndlessSnowSoccerFuelHighwaysFrontiersCrowdedPizzaEntitlementFast FoodAftermathHutsInterstate Author:Anna Quindlen
“From my experience, not one in twenty marries the first love; we build statues of snow and weep to see them melt.” FirstsTwentiesSnowFirst LoveStatuesMatrimony Author:Walter Scott
“I am younger each year at the first snow.” YearsFirstsSnowFirst Snow Book:Anne Sexton: A Self-portrait in Letters Source: Anne Sexton: A Self-portrait in Letters
“Up rose the wild old winter-king, And shook his beard of snow; "I hear the first young hard-bell ring, 'Tis time for me to go! Northward o'er the icy rocks, Northward o'er the sea, My daughter comes with sunny locks: This land's too warm for me!” FirstsHardYoungSeaLandRocksKingsDaughterRoseWinterWarmRingsSnowMy DaughterBellsLocksBeardSunnyIcy Author:Charles Godfrey Leland
“Is there any sign of spring quite so welcome as the glint of the first bluebird unless it is his softly whistled song? No wonder the bird has become the symbol for happiness. Before the farmer begins to plough the wet earth, often while snow is still on the ground, this hardy little minstrel is making himself very much at home in our orchards and gardens while waiting for a mate to arrive from the South.” FirstsLittlesStillsHomeEarthSongWaitingWonderSpringBirdGardenSouthSnowWelcomeSymbolsFarmersMatesWetHardyOrchardBluebirdMinstrels Author:Neltje Blanchan