Startled, I heard the clack and clatter
Of the stiff plane-leaves, blown abroad
Upon the paven road:
The noise of cymbals clashed by night
In autumn's flight.
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