Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE EDELWEISS, by MARGARET ELIZABETH MUNSON SANGSTER


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THE EDELWEISS, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Far up on sternest alpine crests
Last Line: And find faith's edelweiss.
Alternate Author Name(s): Van Deth, Gerrit, Mrs.
Subject(s): Faith; Belief; Creed


FAR up on sternest Alpine crests,
Where winds of tempest blow,
They say that, all unfearing, rests
A flower upon the snow,—
A tiny flower, pale and sweet,
That blooms o'er breath of ice;
And glad are they, on any day,
Who find the Edelweiss.

Ah! far on heights of sorrows cold,
Where tears are dropping slow,
Some hearts have found, and, finding, told
How fair a flower may grow.
With petals pale, but perfume rare,
It garlands days of ice;
And blessed are they who, weeping, pray,
And find Faith's Edelweiss.





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