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<h3> The Snowdrift<br/> </h3>
<p class="poem">
The snowflakes fell on a mountain peak,<br/>
Where the rocks were bare and the winds were bleak,<br/>
And at first they clung to the mountain's breast,<br/>
But soon they fell from its lofty crest,<br/>
And stained and soiled was the new-born snow<br/>
When it reached the valley far down below.<br/></p>
<p class="poem">
But up on the height one drift alone<br/>
Still firmly clung to the rugged stone,<br/>
And men in the gloomy vale below<br/>
Looked up and gazed on the shining snow,<br/>
And their darkened souls drank in the light<br/>
From the gleaming snow on the mountain height.<br/></p>
<p class="poem">
Unstained by the grime of the earthly vale,<br/>
Its white breast firm in the strongest gale,<br/>
It bravely clung to its lofty height<br/>
And gleamed afar with its glorious light,<br/>
Till kissed by the sun and the summer rain,<br/>
It rose in mist to the skies again.<br/></p>
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