Angels and Women (1924)

GREATER CHANGE 163
Beneath a canopy of silver lace, the couch
of down was spread; around the apartment
were placed gold and ivory furniture, mirrors
and statues, and above all, curtains of
azure, adjusted for shade or seclusion.
Within this atmosphere of light and
shadow, color and perfume, stood the royal
pair, unapproachable in majesty and beauty.
The world had never seen a vision of such
transcendent glory. Satanas, the Lightbearer,
was attired in a robe of heavenly blue,
bedecked with diamonds and jewelled fringe
that swept the floor like dancing flames.
Upon his forehead blazed a pentacle of
starry gems, from which issued a spray as
it were a fountain of fire, and in his hand
was held a sceptre set with similar glory,
while from every jewel-point quivered and
flashed the light peculiar to his majestic
presence.
Samoula, as Dawn, recipient and reflector
of light, was draped, or, rather, enshrouded,
in garments rosy and nebulous as the cloud