A DIAMOND glow of winter o’er the world:
Amid the chilly halo nigh the west
Flickers a phantom violet bloom unfurled
    Dim on the twilight’s breast.
 

Only phantasmal blooms but for an hour,
A transient beauty; then the white stars shine
Chilling the heart: I long for thee to flower,
    O bud of light divine.
 

But never visible to sense or thought
The flower of Beauty blooms afar withdrawn;
If in our being then we know it not,
    Or, knowing, it is gone.

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Poet: George William Russell
Poem: 14. 14. Winter
Volume: Collected Poems by A.E.
Year: Published/Written in 1913
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Dec 26 2003
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