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Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.

The Night Sky

John Reed

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!