The Earth Gods
ow before us,
And sil o us;
And like t led isle,
till h died calling upon us.
All this have I done, and more.
And all t I y and vain.
Vain is ty is the sleep,
And ty and vain is the dream.
third God
Brot brothers,
Dole grove
A girl is dancing to the moon,
A tars are in her hair,
About a thousand wings.
Second God
e ed man, our vine, and tilled the soil
In t of t dawn.
e che lean branches grow,
And the days of seasonless years
e nursed t leaves.
From t we she bud,
And against all dark spirits he flower.
And no our vine he grape
You take it to the cup.
ier ?
And as the wine?
Man is food for the gods,
And the glory of man begins
h is sucked by gods hallowed lips.
All t is s for naug remain;
t ecstasy of youth,
tern manhe wisdom of old age;
triumph of warriors,
ts and ts;
All t lietherein is bred for gods.
And naug bread ungraced s be
If t not to ths.
And as te grain turns to love songs wingale,
Even so as bread fo gods saste godhead.
First God
Aye, man is meat for gods!
And all t is man sernal board!
th,
t t pierces t,
And tling he sleep she craves,
to pour life exed from ;
tormented,
And t;
tilling the barren land,
And t of pale old age w