Between the darkness and the light

[barefootsong]

As I've [mentioned before], The Snow Queen is one of my favorite fairy tales. Heidi at SurLaLune [shared] this poem on her blog last week and I loved it, so I wanted to reshare.

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The Snow Queen passed our way last night,
Between the darkness and the light,
And flowers from an enchanted star,
Fell showerlike from her flying car.

And silently through all the hours,
The trees have borne their magic flowers,
And now stand up with dauntless head,
To catch the morning’s gold and red.

       ~"The Snow Queen" by Dollie Radford

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[Illustration by Edmund Dulac.]

Happy Winter!