THE DIVINE VISION

AND OTHER POEMS

BY A. E.

[Transcriber's note: "A.E." is a pseudonym of George William Russell]

London
MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED
NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
1904

BY THE SAME WRITER

HOMEWARD, SONGS BY THE WAY.
THE EARTH BREATH.

Copyright in the United States of America.

TO

S. M.          T. K.
S. V.          G. R.
E. Y.          J. S.

COMRADES IN THE CRAFT

When twilight flutters the mountains over,
The faery lights from the earth unfold:
And over the caves enchanted hover
The giant heroes and gods of old.
The bird of æther its flaming pinions
Waves over earth the whole night long:
The stars drop down in their blue dominions
To hymn together their choral song.
The child of earth in his heart grows burning,
Mad for the night and the deep unknown;
His alien flame in a dream returning
Seats itself on the ancient throne.
When twilight over the mountains fluttered,
And night with its starry millions came,
I too had dreams: the songs I have uttered
Come from this heart that was touched by the flame.

CONTENTS

The Divine Vision
The Gates of Dreamland
Freedom
The Master Singer
Remembrance
Dana
The Grey Eros
Rest
The Nuts of Knowledge
The Burning Glass
The Twilight of Earth
Night
The Morning Star
A Farewell
The Message
At One
The Well of All Healing
A New Being
A Call of the Sidhe
Love from Afar
Babylon
The Silence of Love
Aphrodite
Refuge
The Faces of Memory
The Secret Love
The Weaver of Souls
Transformation
Children of Lir
Light and Dark
Twilight by the Cabin
Beauty
The Vision of Love
A Memory
A Summer Night
Whom We Worship
Mistrust
The Dream
The Feast of Age
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