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I thought of a mound in sweet Auburn
Where a little headstone stood;
How the flakes were folding it gently,
As did robins the babes in the wood.

Up spoke our own little Mabel,
Saying, "Father, who makes it snow?"
And I told of the good All-father
Who cares for us here below.

James Russell Lowell

James Russell Lowell (1819–1891), U.S. poet. The First Snowfall (l. 17–24). . .

Anthology of American Poetry. George Gesner, ed. (1983) Avenel Books.

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