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FAITH by HORTENSE KING FLEXNER

First Line: IF ON THIS NIGHT OF STILL, WHITE COLD
Last Line: AND IMMORTALITY.
Subject(s): FAITH; SEASONS; SPRING; WINTER; BELIEF; CREED;
IF ON this night of still, white cold,
I can remember May,
New green of tree and underbrush,
A hillside orchard's mounting flush,
The scent of earth and noon's blue hush,
A robin's jaunty way;
If on this night of bitter frost,

I know such things can be,
That lovely May is true—ah, well,
I shall believe the tales men tell,
Wonders of bliss and asphodel,
And immortality.



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