Creaked on her intellectual legs, divine

In being inhuman, and was never caught

By all my speed; for she could outrun thought.

Now I am old enough to know I am young,

I chase more plastic beauties, but inspire

Life in their clay, purity in their dung

With the creative breath of my desire.

And utter truth is now made manifest

When on a certain sleeping face and breast

The moonlight dreams and silver chords are strung,