Say never the strong heart br In the consuming breath br Cries out unto the dark br The skinny death. br br Look! whirring on the rind br Of aether a white eagle, br Shot out of the mind, br The windy apple, burning, br br Hears no more, past compass br In his topless flight, br The apple wormed, blown up br By shells of light; br br So, faggot of the heart br On the cinder day br The woman and the man! br David and Sybil say br br The world has a season br Under the world's might: br Now in deep autumn- br Black apple in the night. br br Think not the world spins ever br (Only the world has a year) br Only the gaunt fierce bird br Flies, merciless with fear br br Lest air hold him not, br Beats up the scaffold of space br Sick of the world's rot- br God's hideous face.