I Went Down into the Desert

 I went down into the desert
To meet Elijah—
Arisen from the dead.

I thought to.
 find him in an echoing cave;
For so my dream had said.


I went down into the desert
To meet John the Baptist.

I walked with feet that bled,
Seeking that prophet lean and brown and bold.

I spied foul fiends instead.


I went down into the desert
To meet my God.

By him be comforted.

I went down into the desert
To meet my God.

And I met the devil in red.


I went down into the desert
To meet my God.

O, Lord my God, awaken from the dead!
I see you there, your thorn-crown on the ground,
I see you there, half-buried in the sand.

I see you there, your white bones glistening, bare,
The carrion-birds a-wheeling round your head.

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