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o~~l" Kal&m.'\lke~~ .tac"~ t h e gr:·e.y m~t br·~&k! a s dawny Softly~ ~t"!~d\lyli 'lil~l!mling9
Chang('!>!> bla.ckt'!t~t. b:l&~k to ht~a~ moll:"t'l f&J.nt and ll•ra.n, Only ;'9ligtltlyr glitttlljmng like. blt.'!e of !l't.eel.
Lik~ gre:y of ~moke.II like g'!'~en of dying mo~~,
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Rapid.l~ in.(~l"'(!'a!d;ng,.
F:l.ll large ~illo'i.!:!l ~·c.rge a.nd ~a~:!, Then mode.!!l:ly recWI.jLni.M,
And th" '!1\lll'f~c.e ~~!2! ·~g~i~
Become~ c&.lm~.- ~.er~rw9 ltr.d ps.'i<'.;~ftu~ A8 '-nother d!.y begiml.
Th" i!'iUpreYiie NJS~uty of K~l~lk& l"Alu;~ in md.=aftemoon~ B e & ' i l r l t i f u l . l y p b \. . . illb.nU.y·~ g l o n n g
Like t.he ~hir.d..ng ~plendour ot & p10lit~ht!d silv~r ~poon9 Ar.d ;rcz;t 1.1!omel'Nh,.-t J."e~t~m'Dlit'1g
A multitv,d~: o t pX"ecioua stone~~ whoi3e _gl-1:-~t-er n e v e r f a d e s ; Sunlight.. t!'lver ~:p!:"!i~ding
St.l".,tche,., th~ f'~J"'U;.e~t ~hor~s an~ glot>iou:5ly pefrvades, F1.as'hi~'lg9 ~p!l.rkl:..:.'lg9 dOl.nc.ing.,
Like il'. miJJ.:ion j~b~t!:l~tiecL~ed i&iey mt.1dl! \IJith love;1y <;olotr.;t· ~ gl~&m:lLng9
Blt!~nde~d hue:! ot b.A<~e ~nd gt'flen ana gold beyond. oompa.re Fo:;.~mts natul'e \l~ gJra~t~~t m~t.er>pieoe,
C!' b~!i.uty· t.n.~tre. :!lO F'$!"~.
The black ~t.il1II.e~.t'l o'/ K«,J..!.m&lk&t. ~·<'l.t~2"~ at midnight? M'.;;:d.{'.J'. da;..~k~ .fc::"'boding.,
EnhB>rH',~d r.~y & glor.:Ji.o·u~ x<ibbon o f 21llv~ey IDOOTI_light 9 Soft-ly~ }7-l~c.:;..,Uy" tlt'..immeroing
Wi t.hi:"'! t ' h e inr:.l!>zo..no~'l.-. o f mol~t~.l :!Soul~~
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A _gn\, or~e:Je ....._f
ng, Rippling -~va.vc;let.~ t3.r- l!\c;rog" 9
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f~int1.y
J3r'e~th3
G r o ' . . r i r . , g 9
'j Til' t-.lcU.:tng .f':coru '!':;:,::!..~tSr:o~y mif'~!> once mani.r"old~
And f i n a l l y Ol-"'~r.tl.o'Wfing,,
Flo9di;.,g ~t:!:"eaml!! o.i :tappim~~}$ through e~och and f!lVery vein9 'T il reali~c:.-tion 0rcaJt! the ~pell9
~t<!T:E":'i ng
of ec &t~.c·:r an..:A 'blis~ lmtold~
{:v:~r g l f " O r l t i g ,
And reality l'v.l.es cnce Ag~nn~
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