He contends (seated within his magical designs
Of frozen pentacles and six-sided stars,)
Against the power of Venus and Mars
And the influence of other planets and signs.
His fingers trace out runes and lines
Which restrain his demons as strongly as the bars
Of any prison,. Ttaking potent alchemy from jars
About his magic circle, are products which he combines.
To aid his wizardry., His crystal ball,
Defending his vision of the future, glows
With mystic portents: strange oracle!
From which his propecy uniquely flows,
His potent talisman ready to call
And capture the source from which all his power grows.

                                      1975