The Book Of Thel
Introduction ("Hear the voice of the Bard!")
Hear the voice of the Bard!
Who Present, Past, & Future sees,
Whose ears have heard
The Holy Word
That walk'd among the ancient trees;1
Calling the lapsed Soul
And weeping in the evening dew;
That might controll
The starry pole,
And fallen fallen light renew!
"O Earth O Earth return!
Arise from out the dewy grass;
Night is worn,
And the morn
Rises from the slumberous mass.
"Turn away no more:
Why wilt thou turn away
The starry floor
The watry shore
Is giv'n thee till the break of day.