Ashtoreth + 

In thy blue pallid gown that shimmereth + 

So pale thou standest in the wan moonlight, + 

Where the gold censer near thy body white + 

Wraps thee around with its perfumed breath; + 

So wan thy high tiara glimmereth + 

Above thy mystical far eyes of light, + 

Thou seemest some dead goddess of the night, + 

O starry love, O changeless Ashtoreth. + 

Pallid thou standest in thy divinity, + 

Like some moon-idol of the buried time, + 

Before whose face priests sing in solemn chime. + 

So I prostrate before thy deity, + 

Unto thy face have solemn praises sung, + 

And in my hands a golden censer swung. + 