December, thou whose hallowing hands
On shuddering seas and hardening lands
Set as a sacramental sign
The seal of Christmas felt on earth
As witness toward a new year's birth
Whose promise makes thy death divine;
The crowning joy that comes of thee
Makes glad all grief on land or sea.
A Year's Carols: 12 - December
Algernon Charles Swinburne
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Poem topics: birth, christmas, death, grief, joy, sea, earth, glad, december, year, promise, divine, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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