If I were Satan
What pleasure it would bring—
[To witness over and over—his revenge
Ages heaped on ages]:
All his spoil and ruin,
Damage and blight—he brought—
Now squatting at the back of his mind.
EMPERORS OF DREAMS: SOME NOTES ON WEIRD POETRY Includes essays on the weird verse of George Sterling, Clark Ashton Smith, H.P. Lovecraft, Samuel Loveman, Donald Wandrei, Frank Belknap Long For purchase, contact P'rea Press, email: DannyL58@hotmail.com