To find, in stooping, rest.

DESIRE.

Lo, I desire! Sum of the ages’ growth—

Fruit of evolving—king of life—

I, holding in myself the outgrown past

In all its ever-rising forms—desire.

With the first grass-blade, I desire the sun;

With every bird that breathes, I love the air;

With fishes, joy in water; with my horse,

Exult in motion; with all living flesh,