Radiator Building (G. O'Keeffe 1927)
Straining for stars, the eye begins its climb
Into the city sky beyond the light,
This ember in a fire so sublime
It makes a vulgar mockery of night.
Around its plinth, the undulating throng
Looks heavenward in search of its release
Drawn to the shining spire, the silent song -
Drawn by the spirit's ancient dream of peace.
And when the eye has mastered its ascent,
The soaring shaft will catapult the dream
The shaft inspires ino the firmament
Where wanton stars cavort beyond its gleam
In galaxies more luminous by far
Than all the fires our skylines kindle are.
Into the city sky beyond the light,
This ember in a fire so sublime
It makes a vulgar mockery of night.
Around its plinth, the undulating throng
Looks heavenward in search of its release
Drawn to the shining spire, the silent song -
Drawn by the spirit's ancient dream of peace.
And when the eye has mastered its ascent,
The soaring shaft will catapult the dream
The shaft inspires ino the firmament
Where wanton stars cavort beyond its gleam
In galaxies more luminous by far
Than all the fires our skylines kindle are.
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