Hart Crane - Emblems Of Conduct lyrics

By a peninsula the wanderer sat and sketched The uneven valley graves. While the apostle gave Alms to the meek the volcano burst With sulphur and aureate rocks ... For joy rides in stupendous coverings Luring the living into spiritual gates. Orators follow the universe And radio the complete laws to the people. The apostle conveys thought through discipline. Bowls and cups fill historians with adorations,- Dull lips commemorating spiritual gates. The wanderer later chose this spot of rest Where marble clouds support the sea And where was finally borne a chosen hero. By that time summer and smoke were past. Dolphins still played, arching the horizons, But only to build memories of spiritual gates.