A spirit sped Through spaces of night; And as he sped, he called, “God! God!” He went through valleys

Once, I knew a fine song, —It is true, believe me— It was all of birds, And I held them in a basket; When I opened the wicket,

In the night Grey heavy clouds muffled the vall… And the peaks looked toward God a… ‘O Master that movest the wind wi… Humble, idle, futile peaks are we.

A learned man came to me once. He said, “I know the way,—come.” And I was overjoyed at this. Together we hastened. Soon, too soon, were we

When a people reach the top of a h… Then does God lean toward them, Shortens tongues and lengthens arm… A vision of their dead comes to th… The moon shall not be too old

There was a man and a woman Who sinned. Then did the man heap the punishme… All upon the head of her, And went away gaily.

There was, before me, Mile upon mile Of snow, ice, burning sand. And yet I could look beyond all t… To a place of infinite beauty;

The sage lectured brilliantly. Before him, two images: “Now this one is a devil, And this one is me.” He turned away.

Mystic shadow, bending near me, Who art thou? Whence come ye? And—tell me—is it fair Or is the truth bitter as eaten fi…

A youth in apparel that glittered Went to walk in a grim forest. There he met an assassin Attired all in garb of old days; He, scowling through the thickets,

The livid lightnings flashed in th… The leaden thunders crashed. A worshipper raised his arm. “Hearken! Hearken! The voice of… “Not so,” said a man.

The trees in the garden rained flo… Children ran there joyously. They gathered the flowers Each to himself. Now there were some

The Ocean said to me once, ‘Look! Yonder on the shore Is a woman, weeping. I have watched her.

In a lonely place, I encountered a sage Who sat, all still, Regarding a newspaper. He accosted me:

There was a land where lived no vi… A traveller at once demanded: ‘Wh… The people told him: ‘Once the violets of this place sp… ’Until some woman freely gives her…