The Christmas Kalendsof Provence
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Fancy you've journeyed down the Rhône,Fancy you've passed Vienne, Valence,Fancy you've skirted Avignon—And so are come en pleine Provence.
Fancy a mistral cutting keenAcross the sunlit wintry fields,Fancy brown vines, and olives green,And blustered, swaying, cypress shields.
Fancy a widely opened door,Fancy an eager outstretched hand,Fancy—nor need you ask for more—A heart-sped...
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