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Edward Silvera (Edward S. Silvera), "You" (1930)

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You are
The clash of symbols
In an empty temple.
You are
The pointed glimmer
Of a silver arrow.
You are
The quick cool death
Of a jungle's calm.
You are
The rippled fragrance of lilies
In a pond of shattered crystal.
You are
The crimson pain
Of blood on fire.
   These things you are—
   And mine is the blood on fire.
   You are the clash of symbols
   And I—
   An empty temple
   A crystal pond
   A jungle calm.


Published in Four Lincoln University Poets, 1930

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