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AURORA BOREALIS
(JSun shining«h(ight
Through the naked trees of
With lambent flames
That soothe
The'frost-bound earth,
And reflect the Splendor
Of all creation/
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Under the same sky
Mankind is unable to feel
Rie presertce of 1
And tfie "o" tocj
Brisk winteK|yeeze.
He misses the soWid of ivy
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utimely cordance with
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in the wind.
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I am missing the roar of a
Breaking wave against
And these too I desire —
To fee^beauty compel me,
To want nothing more than
To sit and watch.
But I know that I must
j Once again enter reality —
, But now to remain open
To the Deauty which
Surrounds me,
Until once again I can
Sit and watch,
And let beauty open my heart
To love and warmth.
Stephen Murphy '76