Most solemn domes within; and far below,

Like clouds suspended in an emerald sky,

The ash and the acacia floating, hang

Tremulous and pale. Like restless serpents clothed

In rainbow and in fire, the parasites

Starred with ten thousand blossoms flowed around

The gray trunks; and as gamesome infants’ eyes,

With gentle meanings and most innocent wiles

Fold their beams round the hearts of those that love,

These twine their tendrils with the wedded boughs.