Resident mockery give us an hour for magic We of the purple glove We of the starling flight and velvet hour We of Arabic pleasure's breed We of sun dome and the night
Give us a creed to believe a night of lust Give us trust in the night
Give of color hundred hues a rich mandala for me and for you
And for your silky pillowed house a head, wisdom and a bed
Troubled decree resident mockery has claimed thee
We used to believe in the good old days We still receive in little ways The things of kindness and unsporting brow Forget and allow