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POEMS BY CLARA A. MERRILL
LOOK UP
(Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.)
Tis dreary now, a snowy shroud
Lies white upon the ground;
While fierce and wild the piercing blast
With chilling notes resound.
Lies white upon the ground;
While fierce and wild the piercing blast
With chilling notes resound.
No songs of birds—No crickets chirp,
No busy hum of bees
Ere floats aloft.—The Wood-nymphs sleep
Within the leafless trees.
No busy hum of bees
Ere floats aloft.—The Wood-nymphs sleep
Within the leafless trees.
All Nature's works now dormant lie
'Neath pure, white cover lid;
The violets nestle snug and warm
Prom harm securely hid.
'Neath pure, white cover lid;
The violets nestle snug and warm
Prom harm securely hid.
List! Spring has sent her harbinger—
And laden with garlands, she brings
Perfumes that are sweet as the breath of the dawn
On the sheen of her beautiful wings.
And laden with garlands, she brings
Perfumes that are sweet as the breath of the dawn
On the sheen of her beautiful wings.
