They weave a slow andante as in sleep, Scaled yellow, swamp… - Arthur Symons

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They weave a slow andante as in sleep,
Scaled yellow, swampy black, plague-spotted white;
With blue and lidless eyes at watch they keep
A treachery of silence; infinite.

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Arthur William Symons (February 28, 1865 – January 22, 1945) was a British poet and critic.

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