The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-09
A Legend Of the Dance.

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Twas day In spring mos, brlgh, and beautiful,
Luminous III air and wonderfully soft,
A maid celestial downward came to earth,
Leisurely hos'ing In her feathercd robe.
Upon the sikcn rays Of the spring sun
To the right doth Holy Full high uprear
HIS mighty tower OF snow perpetual;
The beach OF Tago to the left ou,spreads
Her gown OF satin widely In the sun:
bedecked with dancing pines, doth wavewashed
Thrust long arm into the purple sea.
On this best beach. amid the graceful pines
The maid celestial Lighted nrst on earth.
Now. only the white cone rests In mldsky.
Hung as an opened far" in heavens blue.
The azure body lost In tn azure vault,
Look UP! for HOLY Full teacheth man
10 crave and seek for heavily things Immortal,
Leaving the dust and care the world below.
Now, ncecy n,ists like wreaths OF incense smoke,
Come ON curling, curling over h!ghss, peaks.
In humble Act OF worship; costly, yea.
The costlicst OF all earth's costly things.
On Moi no rlatsubara's coral beach,
me waNelclS murmur every day, agog
And sac, Kaues sa Of t the Ppsndns
And ll;nn'ed In liquid coors bear they back
o o's nd Sfg ab m ,ocsp G' ct, OF the scene
The fairest daughter OF the Dragon king.
The scene mos, fair, most witching IA ir, and sac
Hanging her robe of feathers on bough
hdlktu ilSllly on the smoothly btaten beach,
In admiration rapt. among the pines
forgetiul OF her waiting home above.
A fragrance more than earthly fills the air.
wond ring fisher lad on homr Intent
Sees hanging on branch bcauteous robe.
4 robr OF feathers, takes II down and tuCks
Meath his arm. and as he honeward wends,
Thinks what a stroke OF luck is his and how
Ihis robe shall be an heirloom to his line.
The maiden saw 1t from afar. and sped
IN fear and trembling after him and called
As he fau.
Mn" MINI Is the robe. o, prithce. lie, 1t bel"
Mha, proof has, thou 10 show the robe is thinc'"
Trust me- the thing is mine, and can belong
Only 10 one, deniz' n Of HeAv'n."
Woe ,,,,., be to me. II steal ausht divine.
Grant me one boon. May no, see thee dancc?-
Thrice happy he, the man who once hath seen
y maid celestial dance so runs OF old
\ legend OF japan for suca a one
snail be blessed with peace ful life and long.
Flight gladly viii dance. and thou shall, sec
The teathered robe. that may dance In It,"
81 doubl tne'. maiden when thou DOM ST ihy robe,
ThouI rs away and leave me herr rcpInlag.
beIcf, OF robe and dance. SO precious rare,
Alone with mortal men doubt has place:
Lies and Deception are not found In Heaven"
Black shame on me; OF earth am l. forgive
lake 'Gou my rainbow robe and dance for me-"
soon She was floating In her magic robe.
Poised Ter the pines. that grew In myriad shapes,
As SLOWLY down she swept upon the sand
The coral sand that stayed the sea-. advance
iiFi ''iE il!JIioH SIOWtu gDullht grace,
From her the eagles learned how to soar
Lightly she nuttered DER the whispering waves.
Turning. returning Ringing wide her sleeves
The swallows for their wings the l!ghtness seized.
Easy and beautiful 10 see the curves
She made In piroucttes from pine TO pine.
From her their grace the maids OF Japan draw.
her face was lvstruus with the light OF heaven;
Unearhly fragrance from her robe e1ha.d.
Upon the velvet strand. meath Fuji's shade
Among the pines OF Mo by the purple waves,
Left she the usher lad amazed and dazed
Who saw the wondrouS grace OF Dance Divine
The graceful art was handed down BY him
To all tho dancers of this bcautcouS land.
Twas a day In spring most brgh; and beautiful,
Luminous III cir and wonderfully soft
In robe OF feathers clad, heavily maid,
Most tisurrly went floating IN the Sky,
Upon the sihen rays OF the spring sun