MYSTERY: lo! betwixt the sun and moon br Astarte of the Syrians: Venus Queen br Ere Aphrodite was. In silver sheen br Her twofold girdle clasps the infinite boon br Of bliss whereof the heaven and earth commune: br And from her neck's inclining flower-stem lean br Love-freighted lips and absolute eyes that wean br The pulse of hearts to the spheres' dominant tune. br Torch-bearing, her sweet ministers compel br All thrones of light beyond the sky and sea br The witnesses of Beauty's face to be: br That face, of Love's all-penetrative spell br Amulet, talisman, and oracle,— br Betwixt the sun and moon a mystery.