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 SONG OF THE WISE CHILDREN

the darkened Fifties dip to the North,

And frost and the fog divide the air,

And the day is dead at his breaking-forth,

Sirs, it is bitter beneath the Bear!

Far to Southward they wheel and glance,

The million molten spears of morn—

The spears of our deliverance

That shine on the house where we were born.

Flying-fish about our bows,

Flying sea-fires in our wake:

This is the road to our Father's House,

Whither we go for our soul's sake!

We have forfeited our birthright,

We have forsaken all things meet;

We have forgotten the look of light,

We have forgotten the scent of heat.

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