AN INCANTATION
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O strong sun of heaven, harm not my love, Sear him not with your flame, blind him not with your beauty, Shine for his pleasure! O gray rains of heaven, harm not my love, Drown not in your torrent the song of his heart, Lave and caress him! O swift winds of heaven, harm not my love, Bruise not nor buffet him with your rough humor, Sing you his prowess! O mighty triad, strong ones of heaven, Sun, rain and wind, be gentle, I charge you; For your mad mood of wrath have me, I am ready— But spare him, my lover, most proud and most dear— O sun, rain and wind, strong ones of heaven! Marguerite Wilkinson