Poetry & Verse
Sonnet 97: How like a winter hath my absence been
By William ShakespeareSource: William Shakespeare - PoetryDB (Public Domain)Short98 words
How like a winter hath my absence been
From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen!
What old December's bareness everywhere!
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