A symbol of Impermanence,


    Appealing to this deeper sense.


    Mortal word of Beauty''s tongue,


    In silence is its glamour sung,


    Of that high mystic harmony


    Transfigured beyond memory,


    Reading on this site? This novel is published elsewhere. Support the author by seeking out the original.In silence then beneath the dawn,


    from crystal tombs to life reborn


    Descending now to the flower


    the rapture of a summer hour,


    to feed in rebirth''s afterglow,


    ere bending to time''s ebb and flow.