In green sweet beds of moly and of thyme

Wild as an errant fancy. All the while

We know you, mystic rose; we know your smile,

Your deep, still eyes, your fragrant floating hair,

The peacock purple of the gown you wear,

O lyric alchemist of rune and rhyme!


SAPPHICS

Leave the Vine, Ah Love, and the wreath of myrtle,

Leave the Song, to die, on the lips of laughter,