As Watchers hang upon the East, 1
As Beggars revel at a feast
By savory Fancy spread－
As brooks in deserts babble sweet
On ear too far for the delight,
Heaven beguiles the tired.
As that same watcher, when the East 7
Opens the lid of Amethyst
And lets the morning go－
That Beggar, when an honored Guest,
Those thirsty lips to flagons pressed,
Heaven to us, if true.
As Beggars revel at a feast
By savory Fancy spread－
As brooks in deserts babble sweet
On ear too far for the delight,
Heaven beguiles the tired.
As that same watcher, when the East 7
Opens the lid of Amethyst
And lets the morning go－
That Beggar, when an honored Guest,
Those thirsty lips to flagons pressed,
Heaven to us, if true.
(F.120/J.121)
[1–12] deserts, beguiles, if true:: This poem is about a traveler alone in the desert who sees mirage and himself.
[3–6] Fancy, brooks, deserts, beguiles:: a hint on mirage.
[1, 7] Watchers, Beggars, watcher, Beggar:: plural and singular, caused by the disturbing mind of the narrator.
[12] Heaven, if true:: what they see is not true. us:: the narrator and his fancy vision of himself.
