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RESIGNATION by EMILY ANN COFFMAN

First Line: HER TRAGEDIES SHE ALWAYS KEEPS ALIVE
Last Line: UNDER THE WHITE COVERING OF THE SNOW.
Subject(s): SNOW;
Her tragedies she always keeps alive,
She wears a wornout sorrow as the oak,
Retains marcescent leaves; the winds revive
The monody by sobbing through its cloak
Through the silently falling snow.

It's better to imitate the naked beech:
It gladly surrenders all to winter's cold,
It's only its foot that ever tries to reach
For all its fallen leaves that slowly mold
Under the white covering of the snow.



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