Gold Against Blue

The Archer is wake!

The Swan is flying!
Gold against blue
An Arrow is lying.
There is hunting in heaven—

Sleep safe till to-morrow.
The Bears are abroad!
The Eagle is screaming!
Gold against blue
Their eyes are gleaming!
Sleep!
Sleep safe till to-morrow.
The Sisters lie
With their arms intertwining;
Gold against blue
Their hair is shining!
The Serpent writhes!
Orion is listening!
Gold against blue
His sword is glistening!
Sleep!
There is hunting in heaven—
Sleep safe till to-morrow.
William Carlos Williams, 1913
(TOAOAL–II, pg. 1314)