Of the gentle spirit that slips

From the bark of the tree she discoursed,

And of her of the wells, whose lips

Are coolness enchanting, rock-sourced.

And much of the sacred loon,

The frolic, the Goatfoot God,

For stories of indolent noon

In the pineforest’s odorous nod,

She questioned, not knowing: he can

Be waspish, irascible, rude,