LapisLazuli

    IHAVEheardthathysteriensay

    Theyaresickofthepaletteandfiddle-bow.

    Ofpoetsthatarealwaysgay,

    Foreverybodyknowsorelseshouldknow

    Thatifnothingdrasticisdone

    AeroplaneandZeppelinwilleout.

    PitchlikeKingBillybomb-ballsin

    Untilthetowenflat.

    Allperformtheirtragicplay,

    TherestrutsHamlet,thereisLear,

    ThatsOphelia,thatCordelia;

    Yetthey,shouldthelastsebethere,

    Thegreatstagecurtainabouttodrop,

    Ifworthytheirpromipartintheplay,

    Donotbreakuptheirlioweep.

    TheyknowthatHamletandLeararegay;

    Gaietytransfiguringallthatdread.

    Allmenhaveaimedat,foundandlost;

    Blackout;Heavenblazingintothehead:

    Tragedywroughttoitsuttermost.

    ThoughHamletramblesandLearrages,

    Andallthedrop-sesdropatonce

    Uponahuhousandstages,

    Itotgrowbyaninchoranounce.

    Ontheirowheycame,orOnshipboard,

    Camel-back;horse-back,ass-back,mule-back,

    Oldcivilisationsputtothesword.

    Thentheyandtheirwisdomwenttorack:

    NohandiworkofCallimachus,

    Whohandledmarbleasifitwerebronze,

    Madedraperiesthatseemedtorise

    Whensea-wiheer,stands;

    Hislonglamp-eyshapedlikethestem

    Ofaslenderpalm,stoodbutaday;

    Allthingsfallandarebuiltagain,

    Andthosethatbuildthemagainaregay.

    Twoamen,behihird,

    Arecarvedinlapislazuli,

    Overthemfliesalong-leggedbird,

    Asymbolofloy;

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