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Page 3 - In the desert I saw a creature, naked, bestial, Who, squatting upon the ground, Held his heart in his hands, And ate of it. I said, "Is it good, friend?
Page 24 - Places among the stars, Soft gardens near the sun, Keep your distant beauty; Shed no beams upon my weak heart. Since she is here In a place of blackness, Not your golden days Nor your silver nights Can call me to you. Since she is here In a place of blackness, Here I stay and wait. XXIV I saw a man pursuing the horizon; Round and round they sped. I was disturbed at this; I accosted the man. "It is futile," I said, "You can never " "You lie,
Page 36 - A man saw a ball of gold in the sky; He climbed for it, And eventually he achieved it— It was clay. Now this is the strange part: When the man went to the earth And looked again, Lo, there was the ball of gold. Now this is the strange part: It was a ball of gold. Aye, by the heavens, it was a ball of gold. 36 I met a seer. He held in his hands The book of wisdom. "Sir,
Page 37 - I met a seer. He held in his hands The book of wisdom. "Sir," I addressed him, "Let me read." "Child " he began. "Sir," I said, "Think not that I am a child, "For already I know much "Of that which you hold. "Aye, much.
Page 19 - In Heaven, Some little blades of grass Stood before God. "What did you do?" Then all save one of the little blades Began eagerly to relate The merits of their lives. This one stayed a small way behind, Ashamed. Presently, God said, "And what did you do?
Page 17 - There were many who went in huddled procession, They knew not whither; But, at any rate, success or calamity Would attend all in equality. There was one who sought a new road. He went into direful thickets.
Page 28 - A youth in apparel that glittered Went to walk in a grim forest. There he met an assassin Attired all in garb of old days; He, scowling through the thickets. And dagger poised quivering, Rushed upon the youth. "Sir...
Page 6 - God fashioned the ship of the world carefully. With the infinite skill of an All-Master Made He the hull and the sails, Held He the rudder Ready for adjustment. Erect stood He, scanning His work proudly. Then — at fateful time — a wrong called, And God turned, heeding. Lo, the ship, at this opportunity, slipped slyly, Making cunning noiseless travel down the ways. So that, for ever rudderless, it went upon the seas Going ridiculous voyages, Making quaint progress, Turning as with serious purpose...
Page 39 - Look! "Yonder on the shore "Is a woman, weeping. "I have watched her. "Go you and tell her this, — "Her lover I have laid "In cool green hall. "There is wealth of golden sand "And pillars, coral-red; "Two white fish stand guard at his bier. "Tell her this "And more, — "That the king of the seas "Weeps too, old, helpless man. "The bustling fates "Heap his hands with corpses "Until he stands like a child "With surplus of toys.
Page 57 - LII Why do you strive for greatness, fool? Go pluck a bough and wear it. It is as sufficing. My lord, there are certain barbarians Who tilt their noses As if the stars were flowers, And thy servant is lost among their shoe-buckles. Fain would I have mine eyes even with their eyes. Fool, go pluck a bough and wear it.