| George William (“A. E.”) Russell (1867–1935). Collected Poems by A.E. 1913. |
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| 14. Winter |
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| A DIAMOND glow of winter o’er the world: | |
| Amid the chilly halo nigh the west | |
| Flickers a phantom violet bloom unfurled | |
| Dim on the twilight’s breast. | |
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| Only phantasmal blooms but for an hour, | 5 |
| A transient beauty; then the white stars shine | |
| Chilling the heart: I long for thee to flower, | |
| O bud of light divine. | |
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| But never visible to sense or thought | |
| The flower of Beauty blooms afar withdrawn; | 10 |
| If in our being then we know it not, | |
| Or, knowing, it is gone. | |
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