This wood burns a dark br Incense. Pale moss drips br In elbow-scarves, beards br br From the archaic br Bones of the great trees. br Blue mists move over br br A lake thick with fish. br Snails scroll the border br Of the glazed water br br With coils of ram's-horn. br Out in the open br Down there the late year br br Hammers her rare and br Various metals. br Old pewter roots twist br br Up from the jet-backed br Mirror of water br And while the air's clear br br Hourglass sifts a br Drift of goldpieces br Bright waterlights are br br Sliding their quoits one br After the other br Down boles of the fir.