A dome of straw upheld on rustic wood:

Hidden in fern the steps of the ascent,

Whereby unto the southern front we went,

And from the dark plantation climbing free,

Over a valley look’d out on the sea.

That sea is ever bright and blue, the sky

Serene and blue, and ever white ships lie

High on the horizon steadfast in full sail,

Or nearer in the roads pass within hail

Of naked brigs and barques that windbound ride