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AFTERWARD.
After all great disturbance falls a calm—Tornadoes pass, and peaceful rainbows make
Heaven fair again, and sea and inland lake
Cease raging, and acknowledge beauty's charm,
As Nature laughs away all late alarm.
Dormant volcanoes, after ages, wake
And scare great nations; earthquakes roar and shake,
And straightway cease again all jar and harm;
And after fate and circumstance have made
Disaster, disappointment and despair
A heavier load than human heart can bear,
Malice and hate at last shall faint and fade,
Falsehood's sharp stab shall heal, and faith betrayed
Cease paining, after Death has vanquished change and care.
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