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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HOLLY BERRY AND MISTLETOE, by WILLIAM STANLEY BRAITHWAITE Poet's Biography First Line: The trees are bare, wild flies the snow Last Line: Yule is the time of the holly berry. Subject(s): Christmas; Nativity, The | |||
THE trees are bare, wild flies the snow, Hearths are glowing, hearts are merry -- High in the air is the Mistletoe, Over the door is the Holly Berry. Never have care how the winds may blow, Never confess the revel grows weary -- Yule is the time of the Mistletoe, Yule is the time of the Holly Berry. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DIFFERENT VIEWS; A CHRISMAS DUET by JOSEPH ASHBY-STERRY AN UNMERRY CHRISTMAS by AMBROSE BIERCE CHRISTMAS IN CHINATOWN by AUGUST KLEINZAHLER CHRISTMAS TREE by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS ISAIAH'S COAL by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#3): 1. BEAST, PEACH.. by MARVIN BELL SCINTILLA by WILLIAM STANLEY BRAITHWAITE |
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