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The Project Gutenberg EBook of On Strike Till 3, by Grant Balfour This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: On Strike Till 3 Author: Grant Balfour Release Date: August 27, 2010 [EBook #33555] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ON STRIKE TILL 3 *** Produced by Al Haines, prepared from scans obtained from Internet Archive. ON STRIKE TILL 3 By GRANT BALFOUR Author of "Canada My Home and Other Poems" "The Fairy School of Castle Frank" &c., &c. TORONTO WILLIAM BRIGGS 1913 Copyright, Canada, 1913, by J. M. GRANT WHERE UNION DWELT Beside the deep ravine the cottage stood, O'erlooking elm and willow, beech and birch, In growth profuse and wild o'er shady stream: And viewing cedar, oak and towering pine On yonder crest aglow with light. How grand The vision in the greenness of the spring, When birds of blue and scarlet vestments come; The greater glory of the summer time, When twinkling wings outvie the rarest flowers; Or ripeness of the fall, when richest green And gold and red in mass of tapestry Delight the eye. But now the scene is white, Resplendent white. No miser hand hath swept The vale and heights but Nature bountiful Of beauty dazzling pure, the season's own. The spotless path below, meandering midst O'erhanging boughs and drooping plants enwrapped In feathered snow, a reverend scene, appears As if for angels formed, who came to walk This sacred aisle to worship winter's God. The lofty pines that grace the other crest, Enrobed in sparkling splendor, raise their heads In solemn awe to yonder jewelled dome, And offer praise to Him whose temple bright Holds earth and sky. Beneath a frosted birch, Lit up to brilliance by the burnished moon, The shingle cottage stood, a humble home. The labour of the day was done. The lamp Within sent out its yellow rays athwart The silver snow and on the well-washed sheets And other things that hung on lines and told The woman's calling. Work, from dawn of day Till dark, with poor reward. CHRISTMAS E
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