[Poems by Larcom in] Beckonings For Every Day

Larcom, Lucy (1824-1893)

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THE NEW YEAR.

SPRING.

O great, befriending natures,

AUTUMN.

[Three humble friends of His, in lofty light]

[If I truly love The One]

[They are alive, who seemed to die]

WINTER.

[When Christmas comes, we hear again the word]

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O great, befriending natures,

O great, befriending natures,
Whom God hath set about
Our human habitations,—
How blank were life, without
Your presences inspiring,
Your silent, upward call!

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Above us, and yet of us,
One heaven enfolds us all!

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O great, befriending natures,