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THE ARC-LAMPS by THEODOR DAUBLER

First Line: THE ARC-LAMPS CROWN THE SUNSET WITH THEIR GLIMMER
Last Line: WHY DO YOU PALE BENEATH THE STARRY DIADEM?
Subject(s): LIGHT;
The arc-lamps crown the sunset with their glimmer,
Their lilac beauty will outlive its glow.
On the wild crowd they shed a ghostly shimmer.
They are glazed fruits from worlds we do not know.

Is not the din hushed by the gentle trickle
Of light they pour? I cannot fathom them.
Wise stars, a moon swinging an evil sickle.
Why do you pale beneath the starry diadem?



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