Do I make any mistake in this sentence?

[Aiken]

If winter comes, can spring be far behind?

Can I replace the word "behind" into "away"?

Thanks
Aiken
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Man proposes; God disposes

[Mister Micawber]

Yes, you could, Aiken, except that the original is part of a famous poem:

Drive my dead thoughts over the universe
Like wither'd leaves to quicken a new birth!
And, by the incantation of this verse,

Scatter, as from an unextinguish'd hearth
Ashes and sparks, my words among mankind!
Be through my lips to unawaken'd earth

The trumpet of a prophecy! O Wind,
If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?
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Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's

[Aiken]

Thank MM. =]
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Man proposes; God disposes