War and Love/Daughter of Zeus
DAUGHTER OF ZEUS
(For J. C.)
"Tuerons la lune."—Marinetti
No!
We will not slay the moon,
For she is the fairest of the daughters of Zeus,
Of the maidens of Olympus.
We will not slay the moon,
For she is the fairest of the daughters of Zeus,
Of the maidens of Olympus.
And though she be pale and yet more pale
Gazing upon dead men
And fierce disastrous strife,
Yet for us she is still a frail lily
Floating upon a calm pool—
Still a tall lady
Comforting our human despair.
Gazing upon dead men
And fierce disastrous strife,
Yet for us she is still a frail lily
Floating upon a calm pool—
Still a tall lady
Comforting our human despair.