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And in my restless mind
Other thoughts awaken.
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Yonder, where the forest ends,
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And the sluice-gate forms a gap.
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Venerable willows stand
Each with a snowy cap.
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And there a gnarled old tree
ls nodding and abiding,
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And down beneath the ice
The cold blue lake is hiding.
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They say when midnight comes
And the moon shines bright above
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Within the waters' depth appears
A maiden's future love.
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Oh midnight does not frighten me
I scoff at superstition,
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And with an axe
I'll chop the ice
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And so fulfil my mission.
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Deep in the icy waves
I'll gaze with hopeful eyes,
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My destined lover to behold
Where his face mirrored lies.