I intone the high anthem

I intone the high anthem,

Partaking in their festival.

Swing out, swing in, the night is dark,

Magical hair, alive with glee,

Winnowing spark after spark,

Star after star, rapturously.

Toss and toss, amazing arms;

Witches, weave upon the floor

Your subtle-woven web of charms...

Some are comely and some are sour,

Some are dark as wintry mould,

Some are fair as a golden shower.

To music liquid as a stream

They move with dazzling symmetry;

Their flashing limbs blend in a gleam

Of luminous-swift harmony.

They wear gold crescents on their heads,

Hornèd and brilliant as the moon...