“In the darkness, who would answer for the color of a rose, Or the vestments of the May moth and the pilgrimage it goes?” MayAnswersDarknessColorRosePilgrimageMoths Book:The Janitor's Boy and Other Poems Source: The Janitor's Boy and Other Poems
“A precious place is Paradise and none may know its worth, But Eden ever longeth for the knicknacks of the earth. The angels grow quite wistful over worldly things below; They hear the hurdy-gurdies in the Candle Makers Row. They listen for the laughter from the antics of the earth; They lower pails from heaven's walls to catch the milk-maids mirth.” KnowsMayEarthHeavenGrowsWallLaughterAngelParadiseMakersMilkCandleWorldlyEdenMaidsMirthAnticsWorldly Things Book:The Janitor's Boy and Other Poems Source: The Janitor's Boy and Other Poems
“The sign work of the Orient it runneth up and down; The Talmud stalks from right to left, a rabbi in a gown; The Roman rolls from left to right from Maytime unto May; But the gods shake up their symbols in an absent-minded way. Their language runs to circles like the language of the eyes, Emphasised by strange dilations with little panting sighs.” WayMayLittlesEyeRunningLeftLanguageStrangeCirclesSymbolsShakesSighUp And DownAbsentStalkingGownsRabbiAbsent Minded Book:The Janitor's Boy and Other Poems Source: The Janitor's Boy and Other Poems
“Said the tiger to the lily, Said the viper to the rose, Let us marry so our children May attain the double pose. With a feline half a flower With the attar in the asp We could institute a slaughter That would make a planet gasp.” MayChildrenSaidHalfPlanetsFlowerOur ChildrenRoseTigersSlaughterInstituteLiliesFelineVipers Book:Venus Invisible: And Other Poems Source: Venus Invisible: And Other Poems
“Let go the lure The striving to unmake; Behold the truth Whenever heart may ache There is a glory In a great mistake.” HeartMayMistakeLetting GoGloryStriveAcheLureGreat Mistakes Author:Nathalia Crane
