Brotherhood

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Twilight, a blossom grey in shadowy valleys dwells: 
Under the radiant dark the deep blue-tinted bells 
In quietness reimage heaven within their blooms, 
Sapphire and gold and mystery. What strange perfumes, 
Out of what deeps arising, all the flower-bells fling, 
Unknowing the enchanted odorous song they sing! 
Oh, never was an eve so living yet: the wood 
Stirs not but breathes enraptured quietude. 
Here in these shades the Ancient knows itself, the Soul, 
And out of slumber waking starts unto the goal. 
What bright companions nod and go along with it! 
Out of the teeming dark what dusky creatures flit, 
That through the long leagues of the island night above 
Come by me, wandering, whispering, beseeching love; 
As in the twilight children gather close and press 
Nigh and more nigh with shadowy tenderness, 
Feeling they know not what, with noiseless footsteps glide 
Seeking familiar lips or hearts to dream beside. 
O voices, I would go with you, with you, away, 
Facing once more the radiant gateways of the day; 
With you, with you, what memories arise, and nigh 
Trampling the crowded figures of the dawn go by, 
Dread deities, the giant powers that warred on men 
Grow tender brothers and gay children once again; 
Fades every hate away before the Mother's breast 
Where all the exiles of the heart return to rest. 
Brotherhood by: George William Russell
Year Written: 1897