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apple trees, and the ever present chic-a-dee and nuthatch flitted about.
A WINTER AND SPRING SCENE
The willows droop,
The alders stoop,
The pheasants group
Beneath the snow;
The fishes glide
From side to side,
In the clear tide,
The ice below.
The ferret weeps,
The marmot sleeps,
The owlet keeps
In his snug nook.
The rabbit leaps,
The mouse out-creeps,
The flag out-peeps,
Beside the brook.
The snow-dust falls,
The otter crawls,
The partridge calls
Far in the wood;
The traveller dreams,
The tree-ice gleams,
The blue jay screams
In angry mood.
The apples thaw,
The ravens caw,
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