III

I murder the peace of summer winds;

I startle the kine and make dogs whine;

I’m the fury of fight, I’m hell’s delight;

I’m the black of death with its stiffening breath;

I’m insanity’s shriek as I try to speak;

I am agony’s glare and its wild despair;

I’m the hiss elate of the warrior’s hate,

The mad, red hiss of the warrior’s hate.

I sing! sing! sing! the wrathful warrior’s song.