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 INCESSU PATUIT DEUS

HE little clattering stones along the street Dance with each other round my swimming feet; The street itself, as in some crazy dream, Streaks past, a half-perceived material stream.

Brighter than early dawn's most brilliant dye Are blown clear bands of color through the sky, That swirl and swoop and meet, to break and foam Like rainbow veils upon a bubble’s dome.

Yours are the songs that burst about my ears, Or blow away as many-colored spheres.

You are the star that made the skies all bright, Yet tore itself away in flaming flight; You are the tree that suddenly awoke; You are the rose that came to life and spoke. . ..

Guided by you, how we might stroll towards death, Our only music one another's breath, Through gardens intimate with hollyhocks, Where silent poppies burn between the rocks, By pools where birches bend to confidants Above green waters scummed with lily-plants.

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