Canto 77Outspread a Wave burst
Book 16. Part Seven - Pondicherry Circa 1927 – 1947
Pondicherry, c. 1927–1947
Winged with dangerous deity
Winged with dangerous deity,
Passion swift and implacable
5Arose and, storm-footed,
In the dim heart of him
Ran insatiate, conquering,
Worlds devouring and hearts of men,
Then perished, broken by
10The irresistible
Occult masters of destiny,
They who sit in the Secrecy
And watch unmoved ever
Unto the end of all.
15Outspread a Wave burst
Outspread a Wave burst, a Force leaped from the unseen,
Vague, wide, some veiled Maker, masked Lighter of the Fire:
With dire blows the Smith of the World
Forged strength from hearts of the weak;
20Earth’s hate the edge of the axe,
Smitten by the gods,
Hewn, felled, the Form crashed that touched heaven and its
stars.