Poem by George William Russell

The Unknown God

Far up the dim twilight fluttered
     Moth-wings of vapour and flame:
The lights danced over the mountains,
     Star after star they came.

The lights grew thicker unheeded,
     For silent and still were we;
Our hearts were drunk with a beauty
     Our eyes could never see.

1. The Voice of the Sea
2. Hope in Failure
3. On a Hillside
4. Symbolism
5. Mistrust

Alice Meynell The Unknown God ("One of the crowd went up")

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