Snowdrops in Carlisle

There are so many poems associated with snowdrops and one of my favourite poems is Mary Webb's Snowdrop Time.

Ah, hush! Tread softly through the rime,
For there will be a blackbird singing, or a thrush.
Like coloured beads the elm-buds flush:
All the trees dream of leaves and flowers and light.
And see! The northern bank is much more white
Than frosty grass, for now is snowdrop time.