From which, thanks to symmetry,
Sought to contrive, intending to expressXXI. Flying in the Arctic
Dismal, endless plain—<BR>Only a whiter absence to my mind,
on their own little seat cushions, wearing soft capsBeyond ice floe and berg and ice-bound sea,
I seek, above all, in the wanderingAmid the gloom, there, on the pole, stands black
No name, no meaning. Oh my friends,IV. The Paths to Cathay
To have been claimed by what we see of whatTo pick up even the quickening of wind
Stunned in their voiceless way to be aliveLeft and right, and far ahead in the dusk.
The flakes which have stolen onto the flagstonesthey sit with their wives all day in the sun,
Swaying in unison beneath the snow,demonstrating their talent for comedy—stroke
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