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AN ADIRONDACK WINTER SONG, by                    
First Line: Within our adirondack home
Last Line: With light the soul doth know.
Subject(s): Peace; Seasons; Snow; Weather; Winter


Within our Adirondack home
Half hid 'neath Winter's snow,
We rest in comfort and at peace
And watch the log fires glow.
Without is heard the wintry blasts
That challenge once again,
And seen the whirling, drifting snow
Through frosted window pane.

And as we hear old Winter rage
And howl outside our door,
We pile fresh logs upon the hearth
Until the chimneys roar
Our answer through the open flues,
With breath of smoke and fire—
Sweet incense from the burning wood,
To appease Winter's ire.

And with the passing of the night
The clouds cannot conceal
The silver moon hath joined the stars
All glory to reveal;
While Winter, pausing, holds his breath,
For subject to God's will
Forever are the elements
When He speaks, "Peace be still."

And when doth dawn another day
With vistas gleaming white
Beneath the glory of the sun,
All scintillant with light
From myriads of diamonds set
Within the crusted snow,
While evergreens with ermine robes
'Neath diadems bend low,

Once more we don our winter dress
As in the days of old
And sally forth beyond our door
To combat Winter's cold;
Encased in muffler, mackinaw,
With snowshoes on our feet,
As we advance on forest trails
Fierce Winter doth retreat.

And as we breathe the frosty air
Each breath gives added zest,
The warm blood courses through our veins
From heart throbs in the breast;
For hearts respond to Nature's voice
Where God pleads not in vain
And hearing, answer in the wild
As they commune again.

And when the light of setting sun
Fires door and window pane,
We hearken to the call that means
We banquet once again;
Toboggans, skiis, snowshoes and skates
Are quickly cast aside
And, like an army, we advance
Through portals open wide.

'Tis then our hearts yearn for our friends
For whom the log fires burn
Like beacon lights upon our hearth
To welcome their return.
And as we gather 'round at night
Our hearts and faces glow
From fires that burn within, without,
With light the soul doth know.





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