That Angel burning at my left side <br />Harps on an old string. <br />And I am with you <br />Among the plains where white seagulls ride, <br />Locked in a coffin in the Siberian snow. <br />Hyenas howl out of the wind. Reindeer <br />Graze on the graves, under your sure care. <br /> <br />The roots of lilies probe my corpse. It shines, <br />A white goblet wonderfully transformed, <br />A lantern corpse that fills the night with signs, <br />- And the music of the soul makes silence alarmed. <br />You dim the lamp and ask the music to <br />Keep silent that my spirit may sleep through. <br /> <br />Alone, you say your prayers. You go on speaking <br />Into the holy sapphire. And from your hair, <br />Like diamonds, a chain of stars is streaking <br />Into the heavens - and each star is a prayer.<br /><br />Zygmunt Krasinski<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/god-has-denied-me/
