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	''December's Snow'' is a poem written by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] first published in the collected volume [[Songs of the Road]] on 16 march 1911.		''December's Snow'' is a poem written by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] first published in the collected volume [[Songs of the Road]] on 16 march 1911.


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	== December's Snow ==		== December's Snow ==

	The bloom is on the May once more,~~<br />~~		<poem>
	The chestnut buds have burst anew;~~<br />~~		The bloom is on the May once more,
	But, darling, all our springs are o'er,~~<br />~~		The chestnut buds have burst anew;
	'Tis winter still for me and you.~~<br />~~		But, darling, all our springs are o'er,
	We plucked Life's blossoms long ago~~<br />~~		'Tis winter still for me and you.
			We plucked Life's blossoms long ago
	What's left is but December's snow.		What's left is but December's snow.

			But winter has its joys as fair,
	But winter has its joys as fair,~~<br />~~		The gentler joys, aloof, apart;
	The gentler joys, aloof, apart;~~<br />~~		The snow may lie upon our hair
	The snow may lie upon our hair~~<br />~~		But never, darling, in our heart.
	But never, darling, in our heart.~~<br />~~		Sweet were the springs of long ago
	Sweet were the springs of long ago~~<br />~~
	But sweeter still December's snow.		But sweeter still December's snow.

			Yes, long ago, and yet to me
	Yes, long ago, and yet to me~~<br />~~		It seems a thing of yesterday;
	It seems a thing of yesterday;~~<br />~~		The shade beneath the willow tree,
	The shade beneath the willow tree,~~<br />~~		The word you looked but feared to say.
	The word you looked but feared to say.~~<br />~~		Ah! when I learned to love you so
	Ah! when I learned to love you so~~<br />~~
	What recked we of December's snow?		What recked we of December's snow?

			But swift the ruthless seasons sped
			And swifter still they speed away.
			What though they bow the dainty head
			And fleck the raven hair with gray?
			The boy and girl of long ago
			Are laughing through the veil of snow.
			</poem>

	~~But swift the ruthless seasons sped<br />~~
	~~And swifter still they speed away.<br />~~
	~~What though they bow the dainty head<br />~~
	~~And fleck the raven hair with gray?<br />~~
	~~The boy and girl of long ago<br />~~
	~~Are laughing through the veil of snow.~~

TCDE-Team at 11:33, 22 July 2016

2016-07-22T11:33:53Z

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''December's Snow'' is a poem written by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] first published in the collected volume [[Songs of the Road]] on 16 march 1911.

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== Editions ==

* in ''[[Songs of the Road]]'' (16 march 1911, [[Smith, Elder & Co.]] [UK])
* in ''[[Songs of the Road]]'' (october 1911, [[Doubleday & McClure Co.|Doubleday, Page & Co.]] [US])
* in ''[[Songs of the Road]]'' (27 january 1920, [[John Murray]] [UK])
* in ''[[Songs of the Road]]'' (february 1920, [[John Murray]] [UK])
* in ''[[The Poems of Arthur Conan Doyle]]'' (21 september 1922, [[John Murray]] [UK])
* in ''[[The Poems of Arthur Conan Doyle]]'' (14 september 1928, [[John Murray]]'s ''Fiction Library'' [UK])

== December's Snow ==

The bloom is on the May once more, 
The chestnut buds have burst anew; 
But, darling, all our springs are o'er, 
'Tis winter still for me and you. 
We plucked Life's blossoms long ago 
What's left is but December's snow.

But winter has its joys as fair, 
The gentler joys, aloof, apart; 
The snow may lie upon our hair 
But never, darling, in our heart. 
Sweet were the springs of long ago 
But sweeter still December's snow.

Yes, long ago, and yet to me 
It seems a thing of yesterday; 
The shade beneath the willow tree, 
The word you looked but feared to say. 
Ah! when I learned to love you so 
What recked we of December's snow?

But swift the ruthless seasons sped 
And swifter still they speed away. 
What though they bow the dainty head 
And fleck the raven hair with gray? 
The boy and girl of long ago 
Are laughing through the veil of snow.

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* [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle:Complete Works|Back to Complete Works]]
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