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A Winter Hymn

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By Sean ByersPublished 9 months ago • Updated 8 months ago • 1 min read
A Winter Hymn
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From deep primeval winter,

roused from a stubborn sorcery of stone

and this cemetery of long-foresaken clay, --

the thawing rain, which blesses the barren

Earth, awakens the innocent blossom,

to spring up all anew and, draped in regal raiment,

Rejoice.

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Sean Byers

Literary hobbyist who, in an act of sophomoric hubris, once dreamed of writing the great American novel. In the meantime, I am content to write for the pleasure of the craft and whoever finds my work of any interest.

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