Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE FIRST SNOWFALL, by JOHN BANISTER TABB



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THE FIRST SNOWFALL, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: The fir tree felt it with a thrill
Last Line: The countersign of death.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Snow


The fir-tree felt it with a thrill
And murmur of content;
The last dead leaf its cable slipt
And from its moorings went;

The selfsame silent messenger
To one the shibboleth
Of life imparting, and to one
The countersign of death.





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