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THE IMMORTAL GODS by RICHARD THOMAS LE GALLIENNE

First Line: THE GODS ARE THERE, THEY HIDE THEIR LORDLY FACES
Last Line: BATHED DEEP IN SUNSHINE ARE THEY, AND VERY COLD.

THE gods are there, they hide their lordly faces
From you that will not kneel --
Worship, and they reveal,
Call -- and 'tis they!
They have not changed, nor moved from their high places,
The stars stream past their eyes like drifted spray;
Lovely to look on are they as bright gold,
They are wise with beauty, as a pool is wise,
Lonely with lilies; very sweet their eyes --
Bathed deep in sunshine are they, and very cold.



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