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The Spike or Victoria College Review October 1928
Tragedy
Tragedy
[We are the proud possessors of the manuscript of the gruesome tragedy unfolded hereunder. The author has given to it the title "Goblin Love," but our medical advisers are unanimous in diagnosing the deplorable state revealed in the last two verses as one of Delerium Tremens.—Ed.]
A Goblin danced in gloaming light
In goblin blue, in goblin blue—
"O give me for my wedding night
Of wild thyme, lavender and rue!"
From misty pool the water sprite,
With frozen love did come to woo
His goblin bride who danced that night
In goblin blue, in goblin blue.
He brought her gifts of hyacinth,
Of dim jewels stolen from the moon,
Of opal and of amaranth,
Of dew wet lilac, sapphire shoon.
O goblin kisses, bitter sweet,
O purple smoke-wreathed stinging hair,
Stumbling, fluttering goblin feet,
Shivering blue-flamed goblin fear!
Changing fires of her pagan eyes
Withering from his lover s breath,
Quivering, shrilling goblin cries
Shuddering, grey-flamed goblin death!
—P.B.