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Magnify Him for ever。; 

     The Boy will praise his God on an altar builded fair�察�Will heap it with 

the Works of the Lord。         In the morning air�察�Spices shall burn on it�察�and by 

their pale smoke curled�察�Like shoots of all the Green Things�察�the God of 

this bright World Shall see the Boy's desire to pay his debt of praise。 The 

Boy     turns   round   about�察   �seeking    with   careful   gaze   An    altar  meet   and 

worthy�察�but each table and chair Has some defect�察�each piece is needing 

some   repair   To   perfect   it�察  �the   chairs   have   broken   legs   and   backs�察  �The 

tables are uneven�察�and every highboy lacks A handle or a drawer�察�the desks 

are bruised and worn�察�And even a wide sofa has its cane seat torn。 Only in 

the gloom far in the corner there The lacquer music´stand is elegant and 

rare�察�Clear and slim of line�察�with its four wings outspread�察�The sound of 

old quartets�察�a tenuous�察�faint thread�察�Hanging and floating over it�察�it stands 

supreme  Black�察�and gold�察�and crimson�察�in one twisted scheme� �

     A  candle   on   the   bookcase   feels   a   draught   and   wavers�察  �Stippling   the 

white´washed walls with dancing shades and quavers。 A bed´post�察�grown 



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colossal�察�jigs about the ceiling�察�And shadows�察�strangely altered�察�stain the 

walls�察  �revealing   Eagles�察  �and   rabbits�察  �and   weird   faces   pulled   awry�察  �And 

hands which fetch and carry things incessantly。 Under the Eastern window�察�

where the morning sun Must touch it�察�stands the music´stand�察�and on each 

one Of its broad platforms is a pyramid of stones�察�And metals�察�and dried 

flowers�察�and pine and hemlock cones�察�An oriole's nest with the four eggs 

neatly blown�察�The rattle of a rattlesnake�察�and three large brown Butternuts 

uncracked�察 �six   butterflies   impaled With   a   green   luna   moth�察 �a   snake´skin 

freshly scaled�察�Some sunflower seeds�察�wampum�察�and a bloody´tooth shell�察�

A blue jay feather�察�all together piled pell´mell The stand will hold no more。 

The Boy with humming head Looks once again�察�blows out the light�察�and 

creeps to bed。 

     The Boy keeps solemn vigil�察�while outside the wind Blows gustily and 

clear�察  �and   slaps   against   the   blind。   He   hardly   tries   to   sleep�察  �so   sharp   his 

ecstasy It burns his soul to emptiness�察�and sets it free For adoration only�察�

for worship。       Dedicate�察�His unsheathed soul is naked in its novitiate。 The 

hours strike below from the clock on the stair。 The Boy is a white flame 

suspiring in prayer。 Morning will bring the sun�察�the Golden Eye of   Him 

Whose splendour must be veiled by starry cherubim�察�Whose Feet shimmer 

like crystal in the streets of Heaven。 Like an open rose the sun will stand 

up even�察�Fronting the window´sill�察�and when the casement glows Rose´red 

with the new´blown morning�察�then the fire which flows From the sun will 

fall   upon   the   altar   and   ignite   The   spices�察  �and   his   sacrifice   will   burn   in 

perfumed   light。   Over   the   music´stand   the   ghosts   of   sounds   will   swim�察�

`Viols d'amore' and `hautbois' accorded to a hymn。 The Boy will see the 

faintest breath of angels' wings Fanning the smoke�察�and voices will flower 

through   the   strings。   He   dares   no   farther   vision�察  �and   with   scalding   eyes 

Waits upon the daylight and his great emprise。 

     The cold�察�grey light of dawn was whitening the wall When the Boy�察�

fine´drawn   by   sleeplessness�察  �started   his   ritual。   He   washed�察  �all   shivering 

and pointed like a flame。 He threw the shutters open�察�and in the window´ 

frame The morning glimmered like a tarnished Venice glass。 He took his 

Chinese   pastilles   and   put   them   in   a   mass   Upon   the   mantelpiece   till   he 

could   seek   a   plate   Worthy   to   hold   them   burning。    Alas�     �He   had   been 



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late In thinking of this need�察�and now he could not find Platter or saucer 

rare enough to ease his mind。 The house was not astir�察�and he dared not go 

down   Into   the   barn´chamber�察  �lest some   door should   be   blown And   slam 

before     the  draught    he   made    as  he   went    out。  The    light  was   growing 

yellower�察  �and   still   he   looked   about。 A  flash   of   almost   crimson   from   the 

gilded   pear   Upon   the   music´stand�察  �startled   him   waiting   there。   The   sun 

would   rise   and   he   would   meet   it   unprepared�察  �Labelled   a   fool   in   having 

missed what he had dared。 He ran across the room�察�took his pastilles and 

laid Them on the flat´topped pear�察�most carefully displayed To light with 

ease�察   �then   stood    a  little  to  one   side�察  �Focussed     a   burning´glass     and 

painstakingly   tried   To   hold   it   angled   so   the   bunched   and   prismed   rays 

Should leap upon each other and spring into a blaze。 Sharp as a wheeling 

edge of disked�察�carnation flame�察�Gem´hard and cutting upward�察�slowly the 

round sun came。 The arrowed fire caught the burning´glass and glanced�察�

Split to a multitude of pointed spears�察�and lanced�察�A deeper�察�hotter flame�察�it 

took the incense pile Which welcomed it and broke into a little smile Of 

yellow flamelets�察�creeping�察�crackling�察�thrusting up�察�A golden�察�red´slashed 

lily in a lacquer cup。 

        ;O ye Fire and Heat�察�Bless ye the Lord�察�Praise Him�察�and Magnify 

Him          for ever。      O ye Winter and Summer�察�Bless ye the Lord�察�Praise 

Him�察�and Magnify Him                 for ever。       O ye Nights and Days�察�Bless ye 

the Lord�察�Praise Him�察�and Magnify Him                     for ever。      O ye Lightnings 

and   Clouds�察  �Bless   ye   the   Lord�察  �Praise   Him�察  �and   Magnify   Him           for 

ever。; 

     A moment so it hung�察�wide´curved�察�bright´petalled�察�seeming A chalice 

foamed with sunrise。         The Boy woke from his dreaming。 A spike of flame 

had caught the card of butterflies�察�The oriole's nest took fire�察�soon all four 

galleries Where he had spread his treasures were become one tongue Of 

gleaming�察�brutal fire。        The Boy instantly swung His pitcher off the wash´ 

stand   and   turned   it   upside   down。   The   flames   drooped   back   and   sizzled�察�

and all his senses grown Acute by fear�察�the Boy grabbed the quilt from his 

bed And flung it over all�察�and then with aching head He watched the early 

sunshine glint on the remains Of his holy offering。               The lacquer stand had 

stains Ugly and charred all over�察�and where the golden pear Had been�察�a 



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deep�察�black hole gaped miserably。            His dear Treasures were puffs of ashes�察�

only       the     stones     were      there�察     �Winking       in     the     brightness。 

The clock upon the stair Struck five�察�and in the kitchen someone shook a 

grate。 The Boy began to dress�察�for it was getting late。 



                                       Spring Day 



                                              Bath 

     The   day   is   fresh´washed   and   fair�察  �and   there   is   a   smell   of   tulips   and 

narcissus in the air。 

     The sunshine pours in at the bath´room window and bores through the 

water in   the bath´tub   in lathes   and planes   of greenish´white。            It   cleaves 

the water into flaws like a jewel�察�and cracks it to bright light。 

     Little   spots   of   sunshine   lie   on   the   surface   of   the   water   and   dance�察�

dance�察�and their reflections wobble deliciously over the ceiling�察�a stir of 

my finger sets them whirring�察�reeling。              I move a foot�察�and the planes of 

light in the water jar。      I lie back and laugh�察�and let the green´white water�察�

the sun´flawed beryl water�察�flow over me。              The day is almost too bright to 

bear�察  �the   green   water   covers   me   from   the   too   bright   day。   I   will   lie   here 

awhile and play with the water and the sun spots。 

     The sky is blue and high。          A crow flaps by the window�察�and there is a 

whiff of tulips and narcissus in the air。 

                                       Breakfast Table 

     In the fresh´washed sunlight�察�the breakfast table is decked and white。 It 

offers itself in flat surrender�察�tendering tastes�察�and smells�察�and colours�察�and 

metals�察�and grains�察�and the white cloth falls over its side�察�draped and wide。 

Wheels   of   white   glitter   in   the   silver   coffee´pot�察  �hot   and   spinning   like 

catherine´wheels�察�they whirl�察�and twirl  and my eyes begin to smart�察�the 

little white�察�dazzling wheels prick them like darts。 Placid and peaceful�察�the 

rolls of bread spread themselves in 

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