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THE STORM DEMON
The
rock was black, the cloud was white:
The black rock in a gorge was set.
Earth rose, heaven stooped: upon that hight
The thunder with the torrent met.
The black rock in a gorge was set.
Earth rose, heaven stooped: upon that hight
The thunder with the torrent met.
The vast half-weeping cloud came down,
Storm-laden: and a demon form,
Of gathered wrath, stood with a frown
Vpon that pedestal of storm.
Storm-laden: and a demon form,
Of gathered wrath, stood with a frown
Vpon that pedestal of storm.
He stood, his rolling mantle spread,
His hat of darkness deeply set:
His locks heaved cloudlike round his head;
The torrent lashed his feet of jet.
His hat of darkness deeply set:
His locks heaved cloudlike round his head;
The torrent lashed his feet of jet.
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Forth from his eyes the lightning leapt,
His voice spake with the thunder's tone:
Earth's waters in swift flashes swept,
Her caverns answered with a groan.
His voice spake with the thunder's tone:
Earth's waters in swift flashes swept,
Her caverns answered with a groan.
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