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IN WINTER by ARTHUR WILLIAM SYMONS

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First Line: PALE FROM THE WATERY WEST, WITH THE PALLOR OF WINTER A-COLD
Last Line: AS I WAIT FOR MY LOVE IN THE FIR-TREE ALLEY ALONE WITH THE SUN.
Subject(s): WINTER;
Pale from the watery west, with the pallor of winter a-cold,
Rays of the afternoon sun in a glimmer across the trees;
Glittering moist underfoot, the long alley. The firs, one by one,
Catch and conceal, as I saunter, and flash in a dazzle of gold
Lower and lower the vanishing disc; and the sun alone sees
As I wait for my love in the fir-tree alley alone with the sun.



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