Along thy limbs delighted, thine, His bride’s.

And so thou wert God-shapen: His finger

Curved thy mouth for thee, and His strong shoulder

Planted thee upright: art not proud to see

In the curve of thine exquisite form the joy of the Moulder?

He took a handful of light and rolled a ball,

Compressed it till its beam grew wondrous dark,

Then gave thee thy dark eyes, O Man, that all

He made had doorway to thee through that spark.

God, lonely, put down His mouth in a kiss of creation,