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THE VISIT by NORMAN ROWLAND GALE

First Line: WHEN THE SNOWDROP GOES TO TOWN
Last Line: AND WEARINESS FALLS FROM THE SHOULDERS.
Subject(s): COUNTRY LIFE; WALKING;
WHEN the Snowdrop goes to Town
In her little grandmotherly bonnet,
With only a ribbon of light
By a miracle fastened upon it,
She takes for the world to wear
Such a charm in the lapel of duty
As gives of the earth and the air,
And consoles by its Puritan beauty.

When the Snowdrop goes to Town
In her little grandmotherly bonnet,
How many delight in the grace
Of the exquisite trimming upon it!
They look her deep in the eyes,
And the bird of their memory, trilling
Simplicity's far-away skies,
Takes the heart with unbearable thrilling.

When the Snowdrop goes to Town
In her little grandmotherly bonnet,
With only a glamour of earth
And a magic of heaven upon it,
Look at the rainbow of Spring
In the eyes of the happy beholders!
Cares in a covey take wing,
And weariness falls from the shoulders.



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