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  1. The Living Torch

    They walk in front of me, those eyes aglow with light
    Which a learned Angel has rendered magnetic;
    They walk, divine brothers who are my brothers too,
    Casting into my eyes diamond scintillations.

    They save me from all snares and from all grievous sin;
    They guide my steps along the pathway of Beauty;
    They are my servitors, I am their humble slave;
    My whole being obeys this living torch.

    Bewitching eyes, you shine like mystical candles
    That burn in broad daylight; the sun
    Reddens, but does not quench their eerie flame;

    While they celebrate Death, you sing the Awakening;
    You walk, singing the awakening of my soul,
    Bright stars whose flame no sun can pale!

    William Aggeler, The Flowers of Evil (Fresno, CA: Academy Library Guild, 1954)

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