University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Qll)t frmt of ®rutl| .MiU c;od s«i it Hpihnil I. b eliold. It wim v.ry MS, II. 31. M i;KKO with Alhjirs mystli ; Bj ' ini oIs. RanKPil in niialnily nuwr lU-algna, Tline-eniTii. ' ti-Ml, iLirnislioil, serried I II ' and tliere in riiL---r.l liii. ' s: I ' iayililnB. by eaeli Ak i, Soiled as If by van - Somber in Kartli ' s mas.su «.- TniipK. I,,lfe ' s most precious I ' ottery sUinda. Kielily wiotiglit. yet always empty. Stand tlie Vessel. ! side by side, Wistful all in anxious waiting— In the Temple tbey abide. Come, ye Centuries, and view them. Gaze upon these mystic Pots! Toucli thfm with your putrid lingers. Stain them witli youf iep ' rous spots! •Gaze in wonder at the Vessels — Allali ' s own. ye say, tbey arc: Canst not read them? then why hoard them From Rartti ' s treasure- mines afar? All! tho.se .sjinlMils bear some meaning — Fain would they themselves translate! Deep beneath those mouths majestic, Life ' s sweet songs reverberate; Deep witliin the bowls titanic, Wbisper-soft, In cadence grand. Swell the notes for him wlio hearkens Allah ' s voice to umlerstand. Boldly stand the m.vstic symbols. Stand tlie Ages rapture-still. Superstitious, awed to silence, Reading not great Allah ' s will. j AMR the Centuries, viewed the Vessels. ijl Worshipped at the golden shrines, 6 ,Saw the symbols carven on them — Trinkets from Karth ' s treasure-mines! Came savants in ermined garments. Schooled in all of Learning ' s lore. Wisely sllenl. always eager, Adding to their wisdom ' s store.