Its radiance gains in power,—and gains in calm.
O star within my spirit-circle, what
Doth thine approach shed on my gazing soul?
(Astrid appears to right.)
Astrid:
Perceive that which I now can bring to thee;
From cosmic strife ’twixt darkness and the light
I stole thy power of thought; I bring it now
From out its cosmic midnight’s wakening
With service true back to thine earthly form.