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It sounds so small, and gold, and far—

Far-off, beyond the lily-pool;—

And so, as if there must be there

—Oh, something Wonderful!

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Thunder-Storms

xcepting when they're very loud,

And then, when they're almost too bright,

I love to see a Thunder-Storm,

Excepting when it's in the night.

It's harder to remember, then:

It's Very Wicked not to trust

A Thunder-Storm. Because it's Sure

To know!—And then, besides, you Must.

For it will light your Heart up.—Yes;

The Deepest Darkness ever Made

Could Never Hide the Guilty One

... Who feels At All Afraid.

The thunder is the best of all,—

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