@3The stars are heard:@1 In the lap Of the Lord, There is dancing, there is dancing, In the lap Of the Lord, There is dancing in a ring. -There now, surely, mam'zelle Moon, Let's not be so resentful; Join the dance, and you shall have A necklace of gilded suns. -Good heavens, it's very kind of you, For a poor Cinderella; But, the shining medallion which my sister planet gave me Is sufficient for me. -For shame! your Earth is a figment Of Thought! Join the gaiety! Surely you will turn the head Of the most @3comme il faut@1 stars. -Thank you, thank you, I have only my sweetheart, As long as I hear her moaning! -You are mistaken, it is the sigh Of the chemistries of the universe. -Scandalmongers, hold your tongues! I should keep watch. You pack of spark-trails, Get to your night-haunts! -Come now, you flour-powdered, rose-pure maiden! Hey! Our Lady of drunkards, Of pickpockets and werewolves! You who put the old tomcats in rut! Peek-a-boo! @3Exeunt the stars. Silence and Moon. One hears:@1 Under the ceiling Bottomless, There is dancing, there is dancing, Under the ceiling Bottomless, There is dancing in a ring. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A MAN'S VOCATION IS NOBODY'S BUSINESS by JAMES GALVIN SPECIAL EFFECTS by JAMES GALVIN SHALL I SAY by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON SONG FOR A VIOLA D'AMORE by AMY LOWELL STUDY FOR A GEOGRAPHICAL TRAIL; 3. WASHINGTON, D.C. by CLARENCE MAJOR SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: SHACK DYE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS TO WHISTLER, AMERICAN; ON LOAN EXHIBIT OF PAINTINGS AT TATE GALLERY by EZRA POUND |