Sure on this shining night
Of starmade shadows round,
Kindness must watch for me
This side the ground.
The late year lies down the north.
All is healed, all is health.
High summer holds the earth.
Hearts all whole.
Sure on this shining night
I weep for wonder
wandering far alone
Of shadows on the stars.
— James Agee (1909-1955)
excerpt of "Description of Elysium" from Permit Me Voyage
Click to hear the version set to music by Samuel Barber.
Monday, February 02, 2009
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