Seven petals that slaughter
The menace of Dis,
Come forth! I invoke thee, O rainbow, thou maid of the
myriad eyes !
THE RAINBOW
In multiple measure
The flowers of us fold
The scarlet and azure
And olive and gold,
Hyperion his treasure
Of light that is rolled
In music and pleasure
Unheard and untold.
We are kisses of light and of tears, love’s triumph on
. fear.
We obey: I am here!
ORPHEUS
Dim lights shed around me
In many a form
Like lovers surround me :—
O tender and warm !
They hunt me, they hound me;
They struggle and swarm—
Come forth! I invoke ye united, the manifold shape of
the storm !
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