Hoofs of Pegasus

<p><span class="pagenum"><SPAN name="Page_28" id="Page_28">[Pg 28]</SPAN></span></p> <h2>AT THE SYMPHONY</h2> <div class="poetry-container"><div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> <span class="i0"><span class="bigfont">T</span>HE lights grow dim. There comes a hush.</span> <span class="i0">Then swiftly in a mighty rush</span> <span class="i0">As of great waters, over me</span> <span class="i0">Break the slow surges of the symphony.</span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">With a vast sweep majestical</span> <span class="i0">Like emerald waves that topling fall</span> <span class="i0">In foam, far off and faint begins</span> <span class="i0">The swelling beauty of the violins.</span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">Silence. On some far beach I’ve heard</span> <span class="i0">The high sweet keening of a bird.</span> <span class="i0">Now all the instruments are mute</span> <span class="i0">But the rich music of a lonely flute.</span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">Once more the wave is poised to break,</span> <span class="i0">Once more the wind-swept water shake</span> <span class="i0">My soul; and in this harmony</span> <span class="i0">I know the splendour of the trampling sea.</span></div> </div></div> <hr class="chap" /> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />