| George William (“A. E.”) Russell (1867–1935). Collected Poems by A.E. 1913. |
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| 6. Oversoul |
| | | | | I am Beauty itself among beautiful things.—Bhagavad-Gita. |
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| THE EAST was crowned with snow-cold bloom | |
| And hung with veils of pearly fleece: | |
| They died away into the gloom, | |
| Vistas of peace—and deeper peace. | |
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| And earth and air and wave and fire | 5 |
| In awe and breathless silence stood; | |
| For One who passed into their choir | |
| Linked them in mystic brotherhood. | |
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| Twilight of amethyst, amid | |
| Thy few strange stars that lit the heights, | 10 |
| Where was the secret spirit hid? | |
| Where was Thy place, O Light of Lights? | |
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| The flame of Beauty far in space— | |
| Where rose the fire: in Thee? in Me? | |
| Which bowed the elemental race | 15 |
| To adoration silently? | |
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