O frost bitten blossoms, That are unfolding your wings From out the en…

William Carlos Williams
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O frost bitten blossoms, That are unfolding your wings From out the envious black branches. Bloom quickly and make much of the sunshine. The twigs conspire against you! Hear hem! They hold you from behind.
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