List! List! the sleigh bells peal across the snow;
The frost's sharp arrows touch the earth and lo!
How diamond-bright the stars to scintillate
When Night hath lit hr lamps to Heaven's gate.
To the dim forest's cloistered arches go,
And seek the holly and the mistletoe;
For soon the bells of Christmas-tide will ring
To hail the Heavenly King!
~~
H. Cordelia Ray (1852-1916)
from Poems, 1910
[Poem is in the public domain worldwide]
How diamond-bright the stars to scintillate
When Night hath lit hr lamps to Heaven's gate.
To the dim forest's cloistered arches go,
And seek the holly and the mistletoe;
For soon the bells of Christmas-tide will ring
To hail the Heavenly King!
~~
H. Cordelia Ray (1852-1916)
from Poems, 1910
[Poem is in the public domain worldwide]
Searching for mistletoe. I wonder does it have to be collected, having grown wild? Says, "Most of the annual Christmas crop is a by-product of traditional apple orchards in the south-west midlands of England (Mistletoe)." Thank you George. 💟💟💟💟💟💟
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