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Poem
December 20, 1937
Henderson Daily Dispatch
Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
A lyrical poem depicting two people walking through heavy snowfall, breaking through drifts and finding momentary clarity and solitude when facing each other, while their path quickly disappears behind them.
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OCR Quality
95%
Excellent
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Now we walk through falling snow
Through whiteness everywhere we go
And break line after drifting line.
Surrounds us, yet your face and mine
Whenever we turn to each other appear
In a narrow space that is snowless,
Vivid, memorably alone
clear,
Sharply in focus though earth has grown
Blurred and so strange. The instant we pass
Obscuring whiteness closes in
Just at our heels our tracks begin.
Behind us, swift as jungle grass:
Briefly we clear a path to go
Through fabulous hanging vines of snow.
Alta Laurie Cushing.
Through whiteness everywhere we go
And break line after drifting line.
Surrounds us, yet your face and mine
Whenever we turn to each other appear
In a narrow space that is snowless,
Vivid, memorably alone
clear,
Sharply in focus though earth has grown
Blurred and so strange. The instant we pass
Obscuring whiteness closes in
Just at our heels our tracks begin.
Behind us, swift as jungle grass:
Briefly we clear a path to go
Through fabulous hanging vines of snow.
Alta Laurie Cushing.
What sub-type of article is it?
Free Verse
What themes does it cover?
Nature Seasons
Love Courtship
What keywords are associated?
Falling Snow
Whiteness
Tracks
Intimacy
Winter Path
What entities or persons were involved?
Alta Laurie Cushing
Poem Details
Author
Alta Laurie Cushing
Key Lines
Now We Walk Through Falling Snow
Through Whiteness Everywhere We Go
In A Narrow Space That Is Snowless, Vivid, Memorably Alone
Through Fabulous Hanging Vines Of Snow.