Poetry & Verse
The Poet's Calendar
By Henry Wadsworth LongfellowSource: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - PoetryDB (Public Domain)665 words
January Janus am I; oldest of potentates; Forward I look, and backward, and below I count, as god of avenues and gates, The years that...
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January Janus am I; oldest of potentates; Forward I look, and backward, and below I count, as god of avenues and gates, The years that through my portals come and go. I block the roads, and drift the fields with snow; I chase the wild-fowl from the frozen fen; My frosts congeal the rivers in their flow, My fires light up the hearths and hearts of men.…
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