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I PASSED along the water's edge below the humid trees,
My spirit rocked in evening light, the rushes round my knees, My spirit rocked in sleep and sighs; and saw the moor- fowl pace All dripping on a grassy slope, and saw them cease to chase Each other round in circles, and heard the eldest speak: i{Who holds the world between His bill and made us strong} or i{weak} i{Is an undying moorfowl, and He lives beyond the sky.} i{The rains are from His dripping wing, the moonbeams from} i{His eye.} I passed a little further on and heard a lotus talk: i{Who made the world and ruleth it, He hangeth on a stalk,} i{For} I i{am in His image made, and all this tinkling tide} i{Is but a sliding drop of rain between His petals wide.} A little way within the gloom a roebuck raised his eyes Brimful of starlight, and he said: i{The Stamper} of i{the} i{Skies,} i{He is} a i{gentle roebuck; for how else,} I i{pray, could He} i{Conceive a thing so sad and soft, a gentle thing like me?} I passed a little further on and heard a peacock say: i{Who made the grass and made the worms and made my feathers} i{gay,} i{He is a monstrous peacock, and He waveth all the night} i{His languid tail above us, lit with myriad spots} of i{light.} Unsatisfied? Search for more:Other Cool Sites:Hot Arts & Stage NewsLyrics Catalogue Sound Tracks Guide Guide to Serials and Shows English Subtitles For DivX Movies Hundreds of Cooking Recipes Over 5000 Cocktails Recipes Cool Online Encyclopedia Cellulars Descriptions and Reviews Algorithms Dictionary Funny Jokes and Anecdotes. Usenet Newsgroups Reader |