Henry Kriescher Poems

I've seen the glow of stars on starry nights
Gloried in the beauty of a setting sun;
I've seen the splendid dance of northern lights
And shared the rainbow's smile at storm's last fun.
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So softly falls the evening snow
Like lover's hand, so soft, so slow,
In dark night time a whisper low --
Soft stars embraced in moonlight's glow.
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Some say you rival not
The lark and woodland thrush.
The sky above is their lot
High above the woods and brush --
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The cruelty of war that maims
The cries of children in the night
Cries that stop mercilessly --
Hear no more --
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And a new day is born on the broad expanse of the snow
And man is now freed from the phantoms below -- and I must go!
I turn away -- the snow and its beauty my visit prolong --
But now day returns and my heart must leave with its song
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