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ILLUMINATION by ANTHONY HECHT

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First Line: GROUND LAPIS FOR THE SKY, AND SCROLLS OF GOLD
Last Line: THAT WILL FIND THEIR WAY TO THE LIGHT THROUGH DRIFTS OF SNOW
Subject(s): CHRISTMAS; LIGHT; SNOW; NATIVITY, THE;
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https://www.google.com/books/edition/Collected_Later_Poems_of_Anthony_Hecht/hAdUUUSGsLAC?q=HECHT+%22Ground+lapis+for+the+sky,+and+scrolls+of+gold%22&gbpv=1#f=false


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