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I ascend from darkness And depart on the winds of space for I know not where; My watch is wound, a key is in my pocket, And the sky is darkened as I descend the stair.

Conrad Aiken
Morning, Keys, Wind
Conrad Aiken (1961). “Selected Poems”, p.23, Oxford University Press on Demand
I ascend from darkness And depart on the winds of space for I know not where; My watch is wound, a key is in my pocket, And the sky is darkened as I descend the stair.