St. John's Eve
Alice Corbin
1881 to 1949
Over the valley and on the hill -—
Rock-scarred ribs of the ancient sire —
Sire and mother and child in one;
Fire, primeval fire!
Flaunting flames to the high clouds flung,
Vain and futile their fretful ire,
Fire, primeval fire!
Fruitful passion of earth and tree—
Dancing shadows about the pire,
Buds that blossom and maids that flower;
Fire, primeval fire!
Alice Corbin's St. John's Eve
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