Evergreens
Jerome K. Jerome
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Description
Jerome K. Jerome wrote this short piece on evergreens, those dull, dowdy trees in spring weather, when snowdrops and crocuses put on dainty frocks of white, mauve, and yellow. Baby buds peep from every branch, and soft leaves stretch toward the coming gladness, while the evergreens stand dark and unchanged.
Jerome turns the contrast into a meditation on constancy against show, praising the trees that keep their green through winter's worst. His prose is lyrical and lightly comic, with a moral that favours steady faith over fair-weather bloom. The piece charms readers who like nature writing with a human point tucked inside.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jerome K. Jerome |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 49 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |