spriceithinktheylovenotart
hecrystalofapoetsheart
thatsllandsicklyeyesyglareandgloat
isitnotsaidthatnyyearsago,
inafareastetoesoldiersran
idnight,andbegan
toeanraint,andtothrow
dientsofaan,
notknohegodswonder,orhiswoe
poetheneorse
thesinine;ididnotunderstand
sonousicprisonedinhercave,
saveeebbingdesultorywave
fretseagrestrand
andintheheredhollohisland
hathsuerdugherselfsodeepagrave,
thathardlycantheleadenrave
onesilverblossoroeenershand
butethbytheshore
nay,love,lookupandhis
ethindyedgatsfrohesouth
itisthynewfoundlord,andheshallkiss
theyetunravishedrosesofthyuth,
andishallweepandworship,asbefore
poelepanneau
undertherosetreesdancingshade
therestandsalittleivorygirl,
pullingtheleavesofpinkandpearl
hpalegreennailsofpolishedjade
theredleavesfallupontheuld,
theeleavesflutter,onebyone,
dooabluebohesun,
likeagreatdragon,hesingold
theeleavesfloatupontheair,
theredleavesflutteridlydown,
sofalluponheryellowgown,
andsouponherravenhair
shetakesanaerluteandsings,
andasshesingsasilvercrane
beginshisscarletnecktostrain,
andflaphisbuishedtalwings
shetakesaluteofaerbright,
andfrohethicketwherehelies
herlover,ondeyes,
oventsindelight
andnoryoffear,
andtinytearsbegintostart:
athoha**sdart
thepinkveinedseashellofherear
andnoerrynote:
therehasfallenapetaloftherose
justheyelloinshows
theblueveinedflohroat
hpalegreennailsofpolishedjade,
pullingtheleavesofpinkandpearl,
therestandsalittleivorygirl
undertherosetreesdancingshade
poelesballons
againsttheseturbidturquoiseskies
thelightandlunousballoons
dipanddriftlikesatinons,
driftlikesilkenbutterflies;
reelhevery,
riseandreellikedancinggirls,
floatlikestrangetransparentpearls,
fallandfloatlikesilverdust
nootheloheycling,
eachhyfantasticpose,
eachapetalofarose
strainingatagossarstring
thentothetalltreestheycli,
likethinglobesofathyst,
ryst
e
poecanzo
ihavenostore
ofgryphonguardedgold;
now,asbefore,
bareistheshepherdsfold
rubiesnorpearls
haveitogehythroat;
yetwoodlandgirls
havelovedtheshepherdsnote
thenpluckareed
andbidsingtothee,
foriwouldfeed
thineearselody,
orefair
thanfairestfleurdelys,
resandrare
thansbergris
dostthoufear
younghyacinthisslain,
panisnothere,
andeagain
nohoedfaun
treadsdoheyellowleas,
nogodatdawn
stealsthroughtheolivetrees
hylasisdead,
norwillheeerdivine
thoselittlered
rosepetalledlipsofthine
onthehighhill
noivorydryadsplay,
silverandstill
sinksthesadautuday
poesyhonyinyellow
anoibusacrossthebridge
craterfly,
and,hereandthere,apasserby
shoidge
bigbargesfullofyellowhay
areoredagainsttheshadowywharf,
and,likeayelloarf,
thethickfoghangsalongthequay
theyelloofade
andflutterfroheteleel,
andatfeetthepalegreenthas
lieslikearodofrippledjade
poeintheforest
outofthed
intotheadowsdawn,
ivoryliedandbrowneyed,
flashesfaun
heskipsthroughthepsessinging,
andhisshadoesalong,
andiknohishouldfollow,
shadoworsong
ohunter,snarehisshadow
onightingale,catchhisstrain
elseonstruckusicanddness
itrackhinvain
poetos
ican
asapreludetolay;
fropoettoapoebr >
iosay
forifofthesefallenpetals
ooyouseeair,
loveittillitsettles
onyourhair
anderharden
allthelovelessland,
ithegarden,
youand
poeegranates
go,littlebook,
tohihhosofpearl,
sangoftheefeetofthegoldengirl:
andbidhiook
intothypages:ityhapthathe
yfindthatgoldenidensdancethroughthee
poerosesandrue
toll
uldhislongburiedtreasure,
hthepleasure,
ouldlealovessong,
edtoolong
uldthepassionatepastthatisfled
callbackitsdead,
uldalloveragain,
hthepain
ireereet
byaniviedseat,
andyoutyword
htheairofabird;
andyourvoicehadaquaverinit,
justlikealin,
andshook,astheblackbirdsthroat
hitslastbignote;
andyoureyes,theyweregreenandgrey
likeanaprilday,
butlitintoathyst
oopedandkissed;
andyouruth,itile
foralong,longwhile,
thenitrippledalloverhlaughter
fivenutesafter
youer,
justlikeaflower:
ireeryoustartedandran
herainbegan
ireerineveruldcatchyou,
foooneuldtchyou,
youhadinous,fleet,
littleoyourfeet
ireeryourhairdiditieit
forital
likeatangledsunbeafgold:
thesethingsareold
ireerso,
andthelila
thatbeatatthedrippingpane
inthejunerain;
andthelourofyourgown,
itberbrown,
andtinbows
froourshouldersrose
andthehandkerc
