527. December by Dollie Radford
b"D Radford read by Classic Poetry Aloud:\\nhttp://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/\\n\\nGiving voice to the poetry of the past.\\n\\n---------------------------------------\\n\\nDecember\\nby Dollie Radford (1858 \\u2013 1920)\\n\\n\\nNo gardener need go far to find\\n The Christmas rose,\\nThe fairest of the flowers that mark\\n The sweet Year's close:\\nNor be in quest of places where\\n The hollies grow,\\nNor seek for sacred trees that hold\\n The mistletoe.\\nAll kindly tended gardens love\\n December days,\\nAnd spread their latest riches out\\n In winter's praise.\\nBut every gardener's work this month\\n Must surely be\\nTo choose a very beautiful\\n Big Christmas tree,\\nAnd see it through the open door\\n In triumph ride,\\nTo reign a glorious reign within\\n At Christmas-tide.\\n\\n\\nFirst aired: 22 December 2009\\n\\nFor hundreds more poetry readings, visit the Classic Poetry Aloud index.\\n \\nTo learn a little more about the poems and poets on Classic Poetry Aloud, join the mailing list.\\n\\nReading \\xa9 Classic Poetry Aloud 2009"