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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WINTER, by GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL Poet's Biography
First Line: A diamond glow of winter o'er the world
Last Line: Or, knowing, it is gone.
Alternate Author Name(s): A. E.
Subject(s): Nature; Winter
First Line: A diamond glow of winter o'er the world
Last Line: Or, knowing, it is gone.
Alternate Author Name(s): A. E.
Subject(s): Nature; Winter
A DIAMOND glow of winter o'er the world:
Amid the chilly halo nigh the west
Flickers a phantom violet bloom unfurled
Dim on the twilight's breast.
Only phantasmal blooms but for an hour,
A transient beauty; then the white stars shine
Chilling the heart: I long for thee to flower,
O bud of light divine.
But never visible to sense or thought
The flower of Beauty blooms afar withdrawn;
If in our being then we know it not,
Or, knowing, it is gone.
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