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COITUS by EZRA POUND

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First Line: THE GILDED PHALOI OF THE CROCUSES
Last Line: THE NIGHT ABOUT US IS RESTLESS.

The gilded phaloi of the crocuses
are thrusting at the spring air.
Here is there naught of dead gods
But a procession of festival,
A procession, O Giulio Romano,
Fit for your spirit to dwell in.
Dione, your nights are upon us.

The dew is upon the leaf.
The night about us is restless.



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