Day is dying! Float, o song, br Down the westward river, br Requiem chanting to the Day, br Day, the mighty giver! br br Pierced by shafts of Time he bleeds, br Melted rubies sending br Through the river and the sky, br Earth and heaven blending. br br All the long-drawn earthy banks br Up to cloudland lifting: br Slow between them drifts the swan br 'Twixt two heavens drifting, br br Wings half open like a flower. br In by deeper flushing, br Neck and breast as virgin's pure br Virgin proudly blushing.