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+------ Thema: Now, while the Rear-Guard of the flying Year (/showthread.php?tid=16077)
Now, while the Rear-Guard of the flying Year - ZaunköniG - 01.07.2007
Now, while the Rear-Guard of the flying Year
Rugged December, on the season’s verge,
Marshals his pale Days to the mournful dirge
Of muffled winds in far-off forests drear,
Good friend! turn with me to our in-door cheer;
Draw nigh, the huge flames roar upon the hearth,
And this sly sparkler is of subtlest birth,
And a rich vintage poet souls hold dear;
Mark how the sweet rogue woos us! Sit thee down,
And we will quaff, and quaff, and drink our fill,
Topping the spirits with a Bacchanal crown,
Till the funeral blast shall wail no more,
But silver-throated clarions seem to thrill,
And shouts of triumph peal anong the shore.