Fame came to him
Like the shadow of a mountain,
As the sun weighs heavy upon it
Obliquely on its back.
It turned somber,
It faded into darkness
Because of its own stupendous
Height.
No longer could he see anything in the distance,
No longer could he discern anything close at hand.
Slowly, slowly he dissolved
Into the night:
His night, flowing out from him,
Into which very soon there would
Surge forth
The stars.
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