| George William (“A. E.”) Russell (1867–1935). Collected Poems by A.E. 1913. |
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| 88. Janus |
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| IMAGE of beauty, when I gaze on thee, | |
| Trembling I waken to a mystery, | |
| How through one door we go to life or death | |
| By spirit kindled or the sensual breath. | |
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| Image of beauty, when my way I go; | 5 |
| No single joy or sorrow do I know: | |
| Elate for freedom leaps the starry power, | |
| The life which passes mourns its wasted hour. | |
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| And, ah, to think how thin the veil that lies | |
| Between the pain of hell and paradise! | 10 |
| Where the cool grass my aching head embowers | |
| God sings the lovely carol of the flowers. | |
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