Seal with a seal of gold  
The scroll of a life unrolled;
 
Swathe him deep in his purple stole;
 
Ashes of diamonds, crystalled coal,
 
Drops of gold in each scented fold.
 
Crimson wings of the Little Death,
 
Stir his hair with your silken breath;
 
Flaming wings of sins to be,
 
Splendid pinions of prophecy,
 
Smother his eyes with hues and dyes,
 
W............