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Under the Mistletoe (Poem) · Ririro.com - Poetry

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Speaker 1: Under the mistletoe. Under the mistletoe, pearly and green, meet
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Speaker 1: the kind lips of the young and the old. Under
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Speaker 1: the mistletoe, hearts may be seen glowing as though they
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Speaker 1: had never been cold. Under the mistletoe, peace and goodwill
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Speaker 1: mingle the spirits that long have been Two leaves of
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Speaker 1: the olive branch twine with it still, while breathings of
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Speaker 1: hope fill the loud carol through. Yet, why should this
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Speaker 1: holy and festival mirth in the rain of old Christmas
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Speaker 1: tide only be found. Hang up Love's mistletoe over the earth,
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Speaker 1: and let us kiss under it all the year round.
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Speaker 1: Hang up the mistletoe over the land where the poor
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Speaker 1: dark man is spurned by the white. Hang it wherever
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Speaker 1: oppressions's strong hand rings from the helpless humanity's right. Hang
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Speaker 1: it on high, where the starving lip sobs and the
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Speaker 1: patrician one turneth in scorn. Let it be met where
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Speaker 1: the purple steel robs, child of its father and field
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Speaker 1: of its corn. Hail it with joy in our yule
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Speaker 1: lighted mirth, but let it not fade with the festival sound.
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Speaker 1: Hang up Love's mistletoe over the earth, and let us
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Speaker 1: kiss under it. All the year round,