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  Oncemoretogetherwewilllive,ForIwillfindheryet:

  Ihavesolittletoforgive;

  Somuch,Ican\'tforget。

  MIGNON

  Knowestthouthelandwherebloomthelemontrees,Anddarklygleamthegoldenoranges?

  Agentlewindblowsdownfromthatbluesky;

  Calmstandsthemyrtleandthelaurelhigh。

  Knowestthoutheland?Sofarandfair!

  Thou,whomIlove,andIwillwanderthere。

  Knowestthouthehousewithallitsroomsaglow,Andshininghallandcolumnedportico?

  Themarblestatuesstandandlookatme。

  Alas,poorchild,whathavetheydonetothee?

  Knowestthoutheland?Sofarandfair。

  MyGuardian,thouandIwillwanderthere。

  Knowestthouthemountainwithitsbridgeofcloud?

  Themuleplodswarily:thewhitemistscrowd。

  Coiledintheircavesthebroodofdragonssleep;

  Thetorrenthurlstherockfromsteeptosteep。

  Knowestthoutheland?Sofarandfair。

  Father,away!Ourroadisoverthere!

  FELODESE

  ThesongofamanwhowasdeadEreanyhadheardofhissong,Orhadseenthishisultimatesong,Withthelinesofitwritteninred,Andthesoundofitsteadyandstrong。

  Whenyouhearit,youknowIamdead。

  NotbecauseIwaswearyoflifeAspallidpoetsare:

  Mystarwasaconqueringstar,Myelementstrife。

  Iamyoung,Iamstrong,Iambrave,ItisthereforeIgotothegrave。

  Nowtolifeandtolife\'sdesire,Andtoyouthandthegloryofyouth,Farewell,forIgotoacquire,Bytheoneroadleftme,Truth。

  ThoughagreatGodslaymewithfireIwillshouttillheanswerme。Why?

  (OnesoulandaUniverse,why?)

  Andforthisitispleasanttodie。

  ForyearsandyearsIhaveslumbered,Andslumberwasheavyandsweet,ButthelastfewmomentsarenumberedLiketramplingfeetthatbeat。

  Ishallwalkwiththestarsintheircourses,Andhearverysoon,verysoon,ThevoiceoftheforgeoftheForces,Andrideonaridgeofthemoon,Andsingacelestialtune。

  TENEBRISINTERLUCENTEM

  AlinnetwhohadlostherwaySangonablackenedboughinHell,TillalltheghostsrememberedwellThetrees,thewind,thegoldenday。

  AtlasttheyknewthattheyhaddiedWhentheyheardmusicinthatland,AndsomeonetherestoleforthahandTodrawabrothertohisside。

  INVITATION

  TOAYOUNGBUTLEARNEDFRIENDTOABANDONARCHAEOLOGYFORTHEMOMENT,AND

  PLAYONCEMOREWITHHISNEGLECTEDMUSE。

  Inthosegooddayswhenwewereyoungandwise,Youspaketomusic,youwiththethoughtfuleyes,AndGodlookeddownfromheaven,pleasedtohearAyoungman\'ssongarisesofirmandclear。

  HasFancydied?TheMorningStargonecold?

  Whyareyousilent?Havewegrownsoold?

  MustIalonekeepplaying?Willnotyou,LordoftheMeasures,stringyourlyreanew?

  LoverofGreece,isthisthericheststoreYoubringus,witheredleavesanddustylore,Andbrokenvaseswidowedoftheirwine,Tobrandyoupedantwhileyoustanddivine?

  Decorouswordsbeseemthelearnedlip,ButPoetshavethenicerscholarship。

  InEnglishgladestheywatchtheCyprianglow,AndalltheMaenadmelodiestheyknow。

  TheyhearstrangevoicesinaLondonstreet,Andtrackthesilvergleamofrushingfeet;

  AndthesearethingsthatcomenottotheviewOfslippereddonswhoreadacodexthrough。

  OhoneyedPoet,willyoupraisenomoreThemoonlitgardenandthemidnightshore?

  Brother,haveyouforgottenhowtosingThestoryofthatweakandcautiouskingWhoreignedtwohundredyearsinTrebizond?

  YouwhowouldeverstrivetopiercebeyondLove\'secstacy,Life\'svision,isitwellWeshouldnotknowthetalesyouhavetotell?

  BALLADOFTHELONDONER

  Eveningfallsonthesmokywalls,Andtherailingsdripwithrain,AndIwillcrosstheoldriverToseemygirlagain。

  Thegreatandsolemnglidingtram,Love\'sstillmysteriouscar,Hasmanyalightofgoldandwhite,Andasingledarkredstar。

  IknowagardeninastreetWhichnooneeverknew;

  IknowarosebeyondtheThames,Whereflowersarepaleandfew。

  THEFIRSTSONNETOFBATHROLAIRE

  OverthemoonlesslandofBathrolaireRisesatnight,whenrevelrybegins,Awhiteunrealorb,asunthatspins,AsunthatwatcheswithasullenstareThatdancespasmodictheyaredancingthere,WhilstdroneandcryanddroneofviolinsHintatthesweetnessofforgottensins,Orcallthedevoteesofshametoprayer。

  AndallthespacesofthemidnighttownRingwithappealandsorrowfulabuse。

  Theresomemostlonelyare:sometrytocrownMadloverswithsadboughsofformalyews,AndTitanwomenwanderingupanddownLeadonthepalefanaticsofthemuse。

  THESECONDSONNETOFBATHROLAIRE

  NowthesweetDawnonbrighterfieldsafarHaswalkedamongthedaisies,andhasbreathedThegloryofthemountainwinds,andsheathedThestubbornswordofNight\'slastshiningstar。

  InBathrolairewhenDay\'solddoorsunbarThemotleymask,fantasticallywreathed,Passthroughastrongportcullisbrazenteethed,Andenterglowingminesofcinnabar。

  Stupendousprisonsshutthemoutfromday,Gratingsandcavesandraylesscatacombs,AndtheunrelentingrackandtourniquetGrinddeathincellswherejettinggaslightgloams,AndironladdersstretchingfarawayDivetothedepthsofthoseeternaldomes。

  THEMASQUEOFTHEMAGI

  ThreeKingshavecometoBethlehemWithatrailingstarinfrontofthem。

  MARY

  Whatwouldyouinthislittleplace,Youthreebrightkings?

  KINGS

  Mother,wetrackedthetrailingstarWhichbroughtusherefromlandsafar,AndwewouldlookonhisdearfaceRoundwhomtheSeraphsfoldtheirwings。

  MARY

  Butwhoareyou,brightkings?

  CASPAR

  CasparamI:therockyNorthFromstormandsilencedravemeforthDowntotheblueandtidelesssea。

  Idonotfearthetinklingsword,ForIamagreatbattlelord,Andlovethehornsofchivalry。

  AndIhavebroughttheesplendidgold,Thestrongman\'sjoy,refinedandcold。

  Allhail,thouPrinceofGalilee!

  BALTHAZAR

  IamBalthazar,LordofInd,WhereblowsasoftandscentedwindFromTaprobanetowardsCathay。

  Mychildren,whoaretallandwise,StandbyatreewithshutteneyesAndseemtomeditateorpray。

  AndthesereddropsoffrankincenseBetokenman\'sintelligence。

  Hail,LordofWisdom,PrinceofDay!

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