A poem for a snowy morning by Henry Wadsworth-Longfellow

Out of the bosom of the Air,
Out of the cloud-folds of her garments shaken,
Over the woodlands brown and bare,
Over the harvest-fields forsaken,
Silent, and soft, and slow
Descends the snow.
Even as our cloudy fancies take
Suddenly shape in some divine expression,
Even as the troubled heart doth make
In the white countenance confession,
The troubled sky reveals
The grief it feels.
This is the poem of the air,
Slowly in silent syllables recorded;
This is the secret of despair,
Long in its cloudy bosom hoarded,
Now whispered and revealed
To wood and field.

I think I may have more air in my lungs now. Thank you,
Melanie
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I like that idea about nature and poetry: more air. Thanks, Melanie
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Reading Longfellow must be done aloud. Your photos were lovely accompaniment to his words. Thank you!
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I wonder if you can post an audio recording on this. I like that idea, Neva!
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