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That night the whole world mingled, / The souls were babes at play, / And angel danced with devil. / And God cried, 'Holiday!'
The sea had climbed the mountain peaks, / And shouted to the stars / To come to play: and down they came / Splashing in happy wars.
The pine grew apples for a whim, / The cart-horse built a nest; / The oxen flew, the flowers sang, / The sun rose in the west.
And 'neath the load of many worlds, / The lowest life God made / Lifted his huge and heavy limbs / And into heaven strayed.
To where the highest life God made / Before His presence stands; / But God himself cried, 'Holiday! ' / And she gave me both her hands.