Sunlit Hours

<SPAN name="XXX"></SPAN>XXX<br/> <br/> <br/> If it ever be<br/> That thou and I should bring<br/> One to the other suffering<br/> Of loss and sorrow; or if fate decree<br/> That weariness of banal joys unstring<br/> The golden bow within us of desire;<br/> If thought's clear crystal vase entire<br/> Must in our spirits fall and break below;<br/> If, spite of all, I lie at last supine,<br/> Vanquish'd for not having been enough<br/> The prey of great, divine,<br/> Utter nobility&mdash;<br/> Oh! let us be like maddened fools that climb the height<br/> Beneath the ruin'd sky; and let us closer, closer cling,<br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">And in one monstrous flight,</span><br/> With sun-drenched souls, cleave the on-rushing night!<br/> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />