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Life's Seasons

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I     When all the world was Mayday,     And all the skies were blue,     Young innocence made playday     Among the flowers and dew;     Then all of life was Mayday,     And clouds were none or few. II     When all the world was Summer,     And morn shone overhead,     Love was the sweet newcomer     Who led youth forth to wed;     Then all of life was Summer,     And clouds were golden red. III     When earth was all October,     And days were gray with mist,     On woodways, sad and sober,     Grave memory kept her tryst;     Then life was all October,     And clouds were twilight-kissed. IV     Now all the world's December,     And night is all alarm,     Above the last dim ember     Grief bends to keep him warm;     Now all of life's December,     And clouds are driven storm.

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