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The shadow of the forest trees
 Clouded no more my heaven above;
 My heart awoke to raptured love,
       Unshadowed by the trees.

Alas! alas! the forest trees—
 Once more the time grew dark and still,
 Murmured no more the poor lone rill,
       Shadowed by forest trees.

Alas! alas! the forest trees—
 Again they closed around my head,
 And love and hope and joy were dead,
       Shadowed by forest trees.

Alas! alas! the forest trees—
 The wind that woke the stream is past,
 This heart, wild beating, breaks at last,
       Shadowed by forest trees.

The shadow of the forest trees—
 Alas for heart! alas for stream!
 But both have had one blessèd gleam,
       Unshadowed by the trees.