Dost thou inherit
Orchids of memory,
Palms of the spirit.
Wings of the butterfly,
Soul of the Poet,
Drenched from a dripping sky,
Scorned from below it;
Broke on Fate’s torture wheel,
Shattered asunder,
We, who are wingèd, feel
Dost thou inherit
Orchids of memory,
Palms of the spirit.
Wings of the butterfly,
Soul of the Poet,
Drenched from a dripping sky,
Scorned from below it;
Broke on Fate’s torture wheel,
Shattered asunder,
We, who are wingèd, feel