I see the North Star in the deep black sky
And I go to the mountains guided by
Its light -- I shall quarry those great ancient
Sentinels for their stone, carve them, patient,
Play mason, cover them with blood, no faults --
I will build my staircase, no rests, no halts
Ascend to yonder void -- you may watch me
O Moon, you may watch me toil, and then see
Me suffer, but know that I need only
Starlight and your moonbeams, dew and holy
Night air are my manna -- watch me lay waste
To the land, behold, O Moon, my long chase
To the Heavens -- and I will reach my goal:
The North Star, and it will swallow me whole