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The First Snow - ZaunköniG - 17.06.2007 The First Snow Thy mantle white is on the senseless earth, Spirit of Winter; old Æolus rude Pipes from his northern home in fiercest mood; And o’er the crispéd wreaths with shouts of mirth, And chiming bells, and laughter ringing free, Glides the swift sleigh; while merry urchins play, Tossing the frozen balls in heart-felt glee, Or forming uncouth shapes of monsters grim, To melt like youthful hopes, when next the ray Of noontide streams on each misshapen limb. The nacked branches wear a spotless vest; While through the window infant faces peep, Lured from their downy beds and early sleep, Wondering to mark the earth in wintry garments drest. |