Snowdrops

Where are the snowdrops? said the sun
Dead, said the frost, buried and lost, everyone
A foolish answer, said the sun
They did not die, asleep they be ,everyone
And I will
awake them, I the sun
Into the light, all clad in white, everyone
It´s rather dark in the earth today
said one little bulb to the other
But I thought that I felt a sunbeam´s ray
We must strive and grow ´til we find our way
And they nestled close to each other
They struggled and strived by day and by night
´til two little snowdrops in green and white
Rose out of the darkness and into the light
And softly they kissed one another
By Lisa Lehmann (who was an English soprano and composer)