AmyLowell:BeforetheAltar
<p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>;</p><p><span word="Upon">Upon</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="perfumed">perfumed</span> <span word="offerings">offerings</span> <span word="burn">burn</span></p><p><span word="Wreathing">Wreathing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sacrificial">sacrificial</span> <span word="urn">urn</span>.</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="given">given</span>,</p><p><span word="No">No</span> <span word="flame">flame</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="leapt">leapt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Heaven">Heaven</span></p><p><span word="Firesouled">Firesouled</span>, <span word="vermilion">vermilion</span>-<span word="hearted">hearted</span>,</p><p><span word="Forked">Forked</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="darted">darted</span>,</p><p><span word="Consuming">Consuming</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="spare">spare</span> <span word="pence">pence</span></p><p><span word="Have">Have</span> <span word="cheaply">cheaply</span> <span word="bought">bought</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fling">fling</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="hence">hence</span></p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="idly">idly</span>-<span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="petition">petition</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="sole">sole</span> <span word="condition">condition</span></p><p><span word="Love">Love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span></p><p><span word="Swings">Swings</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>,</p><p><span word="Athwart">Athwart</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="waving">waving</span> <span word="pine">pine</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>,</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="soon">soon</span></p><p><span word="Tips">Tips</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="needles">needles</span> <span word="there">there</span></p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="sparkles">sparkles</span>, <span word="bitterly">bitterly</span></p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="gazes">gazes</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="soul">soul</span></p><p><span word="Grows">Grows</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poorness">poorness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dole">dole</span>.</p><p><span word="Shining">Shining</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="distant">distant</span> <span word="Goddess">Goddess</span>, <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="prayer">prayer</span></p><p><span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="swim">swim</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="air">air</span>!</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="charity">charity</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="me">me</span>,</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>,</p><p><span word="Tending">Tending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="brought">brought</span>,</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="goodly">goodly</span> <span word="things">things</span></p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sought">sought</span>.</p><p><span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="take">take</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span>!</p><p><span word="Upon">Upon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wings">wings</span></p><p><span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="shimmering">shimmering</span> <span word="moonbeams">moonbeams</span></p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="pack">pack</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="poets">poets</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span></p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p>
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