Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE NUCLEUS, by JAMES STEPHENS


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THE NUCLEUS, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: I looked from mount derision at
Last Line: My crown away -- !


I looked from Mount Derision at
Two ivory thrones that were in space,
Whereon a man and woman sat
-- The very parallels of grace --
Not lovelier has ever been
By mortal seen!

Then One unto the Other said
Tell me the secret, hidden well,
Which you have never uttered;
And I to you again will tell
My guarded thought, and we shall know
Each other, so -- !

Then He -- When those who kneel beside
My holy altar do not bear
A gift, I turn my face aside
And give no hearing to the prayer;
But whoso brings a gift shall see
The proof of Me --

And She -- When, on a festal day,
Youth kneels by youth before my shrine,
I think, if he or he might lay
A ruddy cheek to mine,
And comfort my sick soul, I'd lay
My crown away -- !





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