And we are Dryads, 'tis a fitting theme

For you to sing; come—thrill the night with sound.

II

The shaded lamps that make the room seem dim

Scarcely revealing pictures on the wall;

Yet one so placed to let a halo fall

Upon your hair; you smile! yes, it's a whim

A Poet's fancy with a moonlit rim

Perhaps—and yet a harmless wish withal.

Don't quarrel with it, just sit there, those tall