“Tall windows show Infinity; And, hard reality, The candles weep and pry and dance Like lives mocked at by Chance. The rooms are vast as Sleep within; When once I ventured in, Chill Silence, like a surging sea, Slowly enveloped me.” HardShowsRealityChanceSleepRoomsSilenceSeaWindowTallInfinityCandleChill Book:Edith Sitwell: fire of the mind : an anthology Source: Edith Sitwell: fire of the mind : an anthology