Time was God judged
Kings.
Sages.
who judges now?
Is the entire people
judge? the holy congregation?
No! O No! who judges now?
a race of vipers! false and cowardly
the nobler word no longer
On the lips
O in the name of
I call you
Down old daemon!
Or send
A hero
Or
Wisdom
[When there are flames above the vineyard]
When there are flames above the vineyard
Which looks coal-
Black around the time
Of autumn, since
The stalks of life breathe more fiery
In the shadows of the vine. But
It is a beautiful thing to unfold
The sound and this brief life
[I want to build]
I want to build
and raise new
the temples of Theseus and the stadiums
and where Perikles lived
But there's no money, too much spent
today. I had a guest
over and we sat together
