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George William Russell

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The lights grew thicker unheeded,
For silent and still were we;
Our hearts were drunk with a beauty
Our eyes could never see.
--
"The Unknown God" (1913).

 
George William Russell

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Among the rain
and lights
I saw the figure 5
in gold
on a red
firetruck
moving
tense
unheeded
to gong clangs
siren howls
and wheels rumbling
through the dark city.

 
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And as the smart ship grew
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In shadowy silent distance grew the Iceberg too.

 
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