“What silence rules the ghostly hours That guard the close of human sleep!” HumansHoursSleepSilenceApocalypse Author:George Sterling
“Thy Banners gleam a little, and are furled; Against thy turrets surge His phantom tow'rs; Drugged with his Opiates the nations nod, Refusing still the beauty of thine hours; And fragile is thy tenure of this world Still haunted by the monstrous ghost of God.” WorldLittlesStillsNationsHoursAtheismThis WorldGhostFragileMonstrousPhantomsBannerGleamTenureOpiatesTowTurrets Author:George Sterling
“The candle glimmers but an hour. The night Looms in its ancient hunger. Would you know The tragedy of human love and need? Gaze on the stars, then on a brother's face!” KnowsNeedsHumansFacesNightStarsHoursBrotherTragedyAncientHungerCandleHuman Love Author:George Sterling