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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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