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Orion.
Breathless, all senses sharpen. Now!—'t is done!
The poison falls upon the dreamer's lids.
The poison falls upon the dreamer's lids.
Away, aghast at their own evil deed,
As though some dark curse on themselves had fallen,
Flashed the mailed moon-lit miscreants into shade,
Like fish at sudden dropping of a stone.
The Moon now hid her face. The sea-shore lay
In hollowness beneath the rising stars,
And blind Orion, starting at once erect
Amid his darkness, with extended arms
And open mouth that uttered not a word,
Stood statue-like, and heard the Ocean moan.
As though some dark curse on themselves had fallen,
Flashed the mailed moon-lit miscreants into shade,
Like fish at sudden dropping of a stone.
The Moon now hid her face. The sea-shore lay
In hollowness beneath the rising stars,
And blind Orion, starting at once erect
Amid his darkness, with extended arms
And open mouth that uttered not a word,
Stood statue-like, and heard the Ocean moan.
