Upon its stairs,—dim, vision-footed, glide

Faint gossamer gleams, like visible sighs,

As to and fro, athwart the skies,—

Wind-swung against the moon outside,—

The twisted branches sway

Of one great tree; I stand below,

And listen now,

Hearing a murmur come and go

Through its gnarled boughs; remembering how

Shady this chestnut made her room,