New Poems by Francis Thompson
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The one that runs not, the many that run.
The ever new weaveth the ever old (And a million songs are as song of one). Ever telling the never told; The silver saith, and the said is gold, And done ever the never done. The chase that's chased is the Lord o' the chase (And a million songs are as song of one), And the pursued cries on the race; And the hounds in leash are the hounds that run. Hidden stars by the shown stars' sheen; (And a million suns are but as one); Colours unseen by the colours seen, And sounds unheard heard sounds between, And a night is in the light of the sun. An ambuscade of light in night, (And a million secrets are but as one), And a night is dark in the sun's light, And a world in the world man looks upon. Hidden stars by the shown stars' wings, (And a million cycles are but as one), And a world with unapparent strings Knits the simulant world of things; Behold, and vision thereof is none. |
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