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Show 1 Wood's Heavenly Discourse1 Won Him World Fame as an Author Colonel Aood became world famous fa-mous for a book of satirical essays es-says which were published under the title ot "Heavenly Discourse." He was also a gifted poet. Typical ot his verse is: NIGHT AND THE DESERT (From 'Tofml From tht Rngei," ICS Flocks ot stars across the night fly over. The moon floats down to lovely, lucent lu-cent death On the dark mountain a child unto Its mother, I lay my head upon the lap of earth. She it was who bore me and when all dwlndleth She will give to me her child another an-other birth. Straight are her dumb, relentless lips to others But I can hear their soothing through the night, "Be hushed, my child you too shall join the flight." In the vast stillness a small cuckoo-owl cuckoo-owl Flutes from his burrow to the lagging lag-ging moon. As a fly upon window-pane, my soul Feels its littleness In the cosmic bowl And clings to the sure bosom; knowing know-ing soon It will take care of me. Space wheels on Toward the firm, Indomitable peaks ot dawn. |
