The Great Breath
George William Russell
1867 to 1935
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Its edges foamed with amethyst and rose,
Sparkle the delicate dews, the distant snows;
The breath of Beauty blows.
A shadowy tumult stirs the dusky air;
Near'd to the hour when Beauty breathes her last
I saw how all the trembling ages past,
The great deep thrills—for through it everywhere
There where the ether like a diamond glows,
And knows herself in death.
Withers once more the old blue flower of day:
Moulded to her by deep and deeper breath,
Its petals fade away.