O mystic, delicate chalice of the world,
Jeweled with 'pallid moons! Exquisite arch
Of the quiet sky; carven 'twixt dusk and dusk
Of smoky Indian jade, a summer night,
By God the Artist, God the deaf and blind,
Who fashions masterpiece on masterpiece,
And through the Window of the Universe
Hurls them forever and forever. . .
Pale cup,-wherein all tears and mirth of men
Distil, that men may drink of thee and live. . .
Thrice-precious Grail, that holds the Wine of Earth !
John Reed.
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