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keep�察�Your ancient forests hoard and hold The legends of their centuried 

sleep�察�Your birds of peace white´pinioned float O'er ruined fort and storied 

plain�察�Your faithful stewards sleepless guard The harvests of your gold and 

grain。 

    God give you joy�察�God give you grace To shield the truth and smite the 

wrong�察�To honour Virtue�察�Valour�察�Worth。 To cherish faith and foster song。 

So   may   the   lustre   of   your   days   Outshine   the   deeds   Firdusi   sung�察  �Your 

name within a nation's prayer�察�Your music on a nation's tongue。 



                                        LEILI 



    The   serpents   are   asleep   among   the   poppies�察  �The   fireflies   light   the 

soundless panther's way To tangled paths where shy gazelles are straying�察�

And parrot´plumes outshine the dying day。 O soft� �the lotus´buds upon the 



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stream Are stirring like sweet maidens when they dream。 

    A caste´mark on the azure brows of Heaven�察�The golden moon burns 

sacred�察  �solemn�察  �bright   The   winds   are   dancing   in   the   forest´temple�察�And 

swooning at the holy feet of Night。 Hush� �in the silence mystic voices sing 

And make the gods their incense´offering。 



                               IN THE FOREST 



    Here�察�O my heart�察�let us burn the dear dreams that are dead�察�Here in 

this wood let us fashion a funeral pyre Of fallen white petals and leaves 

that are mellow and red�察�Here let us burn them in noon's flaming torches 

of fire。 

    We   are   weary�察  �my   heart�察  �we   are   weary�察  �so   long   we   have   borne   The 

heavy loved burden of dreams that are dead�察�let us rest�察�Let us scatter their 

ashes   away�察  �for   a   while   let   us   mourn�察�We   will   rest�察  �O   my  heart�察  �till   the 

shadows are gray in the west。 

    But soon we must rise�察�O my heart�察�we must wander again Into the war 

of the world and the strife of the throng�察�Let us rise�察�O my heart�察�let us 

gather the dreams that remain�察�We will conquer the sorrow of life with the 

sorrow of song。 



                             PAST AND FUTURE 



    THE NEW HATH COME AND NOW THE OLD RETIRES�此�And so 

the past becomes a mountain´cell�察�Where lone�察�apart�察�old hermit´memories 

dwell In consecrated calm�察�forgotten yet Of the keen heart that hastens to 

forget Old longings in fulfilling new desires。 

    And now the Soul stands in a vague�察�intense Expectancy and anguish 

of suspense�察�On the dim chamber´threshold 。 。 。 lo� �he sees Like a strange�察�

fated    bride  as  yet  unknown�察     �His  timid   future   shrinking   there   alone�察�

Beneath her marriage´veil of mysteries。 



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                                           LIFE 



     Children�察�ye have not lived�察�to you it seems Life is a lovely stalactite 

of   dreams�察  �Or   carnival   of   careless   joys   that   leap About   your   hearts   like 

billows on the deep In flames of amber and of amethyst。 

     Children�察�ye have not lived�察�ye but exist Till some resistless hour shall 

rise and move Your hearts to wake and hunger after love�察�And thirst with 

passionate   longing   for   the   things   That   burn   your   brows   with   blood´red 

sufferings。 

     Till ye have battled with great grief and fears�察�And borne the conflict 

of   dream´shattering   years�察  �Wounded   with   fierce   desire   and   worn        with 

strife�察�Children�察�ye have not lived�此�for this is life。 



                        THE POET'S LOVE´SONG 



     In   noon´tide   hours�察  �O   Love�察  �secure   and   strong��I   need   thee   not�察  �mad 

dreams   are   mine   to   bindThe   world   to   my   desire�察  �and   hold   the   wind   A 

voiceless captive to my conquering song。I need thee not�察�I am content with 

these��Keep silence in thy soul�察�beyond the seas� �

     But in the desolate hour of midnight�察�whenAn ecstasy of starry silence 

sleepsOn      the  still  mountains     and   the  soundless    deeps�察   �And   my    soul 

hungers for thy voice�察�O then��Love�察�like the magic of wild melodies��Let 

thy soul answer mine across the seas。 



                           TO THE GOD OF PAIN 



     Unwilling priestess in thy cruel fane�察�Long hast thou held me�察�pitiless 

god of Pain�察�Bound to thy worship by reluctant vows�察�My tired breast girt 

with   suffering�察  �and   my   brows Anointed   with   perpetual   weariness。   Long 

have   I   borne   thy   service�察  �through   the   stress   Of   rigorous   years�察  �sad   days 

and slumberless nights�察�Performing thine inexorable rites。 

     For thy dark altars�察�balm nor milk nor rice�察�But mine own soul thou'st 



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ta'en   for   sacrifice�此�All   the   rich   honey   of   my   youth's   desire�察�And   all   the 

sweet oils from my crushed life drawn�察�And all my flower´like dreams and 

gem´like      fire Of hopes up´leaping like the light of dawn。 

     I have no more to give�察�all that was mine Is laid�察�a wrested tribute�察�at 

thy   shrine�察  �Let   me   depart�察  �for  my   whole    soul   is  wrung�察   �And   all  my 

cheerless orisons are sung�察�Let me depart�察�with faint limbs let me creep To 

some dim shade and sink me down to sleep。 



     THE   SONG   OF   PRINCESS   ZEB´UN´NISSA  IN   PRAISE   OF   HER 

OWN BEAUTY 

     ��From the Persian�� 

     When   from   my   cheek   I   lift   my   veil�察  �The   roses   turn   with   envy   pale�察�

And from their pierced hearts�察�rich with pain�察�Send forth their fragrance 

like a wail。 

     Or if perchance one perfumed tress Be lowered to the wind's caress�察�

The honeyed hyacinths complain�察�And languish in a sweet distress。 

     And�察  �when   I   pause�察  �still   groves   among�察  。�Such   loveliness   is   mine��   a 

throng     Of   nightingales   awake   and   strain   Their   souls   into   a   quivering 

song。 



                               INDIAN DANCERS 



     Eyes    ravished    with    rapture�察  �celestially   panting�察    �what    passionate 

bosoms      aflaming     withfire    Drink    deep   of   the  hush    of   the  hyacinth 

heavens   that   glimmer   around   them   in       fountains   of   light�察  �O   wild   and 

entrancing the strain of keen music            that cleaveth the stars like a wail of 

desire�察   �And     beautiful    dancers     with   houri´like    faces     bewitch      the 

voluptuous watches of         night。 

     The scents of red roses and sandalwood flutter             and die in the maze of 

their   gem´tangled       hair�察  �And    smiles   are   entwining     like  magical    ser´ 

pents the poppies of lips that are opiate´          sweet�察�Their glittering garments 

of purple are burn´       ing like tremulous dawns in 
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