Blazing in gold and quenching in Purple
Augusta Read Thomas
Blazing in gold and quenching in Purple,
Leaping like Leopards to the Sky
Then at the feet of the old Horizon
Laying her spotted Face to die;
Stooping as low as the Otter's Window,
Touching the Roof and tinting the Barn,
Kissing her Bonnet to the Meadow, --
And the Juggler of Day is gone.