“in this roomthe hours of lovestill make shadows.”
“The shadow by my finger castDivides the future from the past:Before it, sleeps the unborn hour, In darkness, and beyond thy power.Behind its unreturning line, The vanished hour, no longer thine:One hour alone is in thy hands,-The NOW on which the shadow stands.”
“The Sun-Dial at Wells CollegeThe shadow by my finger castDivides the future from the past:Before it, sleeps the unborn hourIn darkness, and beyond thy power:Behind its unreturning line,The vanished hour, no longer thine:One hour alone is in thy hands,--The NOW on which the shadow stands. ”
“The ship is sinkingThe ship is sinkingThere's leak, there's a leak,in the boiler roomThe poor, the lame, the blindWho ore the ones that we kept inchargeKillers, thieves, and lawyersGod's Away, God's awayGod's away on Business”
“It's so beautiful at this hour. The sun is low, the shadows are long, the air is cold and clean. You won't be awake for another five hours, but I can't help feeling that we're sharing this clear and beautiful morning.”
“You are making musicin the shadow of the gallows.”