In my dreams I pursued the fleeting shadows <br />The fleeting shadows of the darkening day, <br />I climbed the tower and the staircase trembled, <br />The staircase trembled beneath my feet. <br /> <br />The higher I went, the clearer I pictured <br />The clearer I pictured the shape of the land <br />And strange sounds rang out around me, <br />Rang out around me from Heaven and Earth. <br /> <br />The higher I climbed, the brighter shone, <br />The brighter shone the dreaming peaks, <br />And with a parting glow, seemed to caress, <br />Sweetly caress my bleary sight. <br /> <br />And beneath me night had already fallen, <br />Night had fallen over sleeping Earth, <br />For me the sun was shining, <br />Afar, a burning sun died out. <br /> <br />I learned to catch the fleeting shadows, <br />The fleeting shadows of dimming day, <br />And I climbed ever higher and the staircase trembled, <br />The staircase trembled beneath my feet.<br /><br />Konstantin Dmitrievich Balmont<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/in-my-dreams-i-pursued-the-fleeting-shadows/
