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The Lily Of The Valley

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There is not any weed but hath its shower,     There is not any pool but hath its star;     And black and muddy though the waters are     We may not miss the glory of a flower,     And winter moons will give them magic power     To spin in cylinders of diamond spar;     And everything hath beauty near and far,     And keepeth close and waiteth on its hour!     And I, when I encounter on my road     A human soul that looketh black and grim,     Shall I more ceremonious be than God?     Shall I refuse to watch one hour with him     Who once beside our deepest woe did bud     A patient watching flower about the brim?

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