SACRIFICE


BRAZIERS of aromatic fire,

Balsams and odorous leaves

And myrrh and costly gums

Breathe forth blue wisps of gyre,

Proffer what Height receives,

Await what answer comes ;


Until the silence-hearted prayer

Of blueness offers up

Commingling and release :

Quivering expectant air

Within the sky-rimmed cup

Borders the Vast, the Peace.


October 13, 1936.


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