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/ I. When black frosts pluck the acorns down, / And in the lane the waters freeze; / And 'thwart red skies the wild-fowl flies, / And death sits grimly 'mid the trees; / When home-lights glitter in the brown / Of dusk like shaggy eyes, -- / Before the door his feet, sweetheart, / And two white arms that greet, sweetheart, / And two white arms that greet.
/ II. When ways are drifted with the leaves, / And winds make music in the thorns; / And lone and lost above the frost / The new moon shows its silver horns; / When underneath the lamp-lit eaves / The opened door is crossed, -- / A happy heart and light, sweetheart, / And lips to kiss good-night, sweetheart, / And lips to kiss good-night.