Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, HOLLY AND MISTLETOE, by SAM S. STIMSON


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HOLLY AND MISTLETOE, by                    
First Line: Twin sisters of the yuletide, born and bred
Last Line: Committed by frail mistress mistletoe?
Subject(s): Holly; Mistletoe


Twin sisters of the Yuletide, born and bred
To tender sentiment of song and tale
So young and yet so old through ages fled,
Your advent we with acclamations hail.
Sing ho! the tender Mistletoe so frail;
Sing ho! the Holly. But, when all is said,
Why is the fragile Mistletoe so pale,
Why does her sister Holly blush so red?

One bold, one modest, could there be than these
Two sisters more unlike? Though both may grow
To fair maturity on winter trees,
And both with Yuletide spirit overflow,
Does Mistress Holly blush for sins she sees
Committed by frail Mistress Mistletoe?





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