The rustling of the silk is discontinued, Dust drifts over the courtyard, There is not sound of footfall, … - Ezra Pound

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Our Lord sent His disciples out as sheep among wolves; now the wolves are being invited into the sheepfold.

Ezra Pound

The rustling of the silk is discontinued, Dust drifts over the courtyard, There is not sound of footfall, and the leaves Scurry into heaps and lie still, And she the rejoicer of the heart is beneath them: A wet leaf that clings to the threshold.

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