Then a group of toadstools waiting the moon’s white taper.

And when I awake in the morning, after rain,

To find the new houses a cluster of lilies glittering

In scarlet, alive with the birds’ bright twittering,

I’ll say your bond of ugliness is vain.

II

The Earth

Oh Earth, you spinning clod of earth,

And then you lamp, you lemon-coloured beauty;

Oh Earth, you rotten apple rolling downward,