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 Maidens at Confirmation The wind through the white garments softly stirred

And they grew vari-coloured in each fold

And each fold hidden blossoms seemed to hold

And flowers and stars and fluting notes of bird,

And dim, quaint figures shimmering like gold

Seemed to come forth from distant myths of old.

Outside the day was one of green and blue,

With touches of a luminous glowing red,

Across the quiet pond the small waves sped.

Beyond the city, gardens hidden from view

Sent odors of sweet blossoms on the breeze

And singing sounded through the far off trees.

It was as though garlands crowned everything

And all things were touched softly by the sun;

And many windows opened one by one

And the light trembled on them glistening.

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