That you last wrote the 4th of December,—
Just six months ago!—from this spot
From this spot, that you said was "the fairest
For once being held in my thought."
Now, really I call that the barest
Of—well, I won't say what I ought!
For here I am back from my "riches,"
My "triumphs," my "tours," and all that;
And you're not to be found in the ditches
Or temples of Poverty Flat!
And you're not to be found in the ditches
Or temples of Poverty Flat!