As midday hills give forth {       luminous

of heat and haze.

FOR A FLOWER DECORATION OF
SOLDIERS' GRAVES

Unto your house, O sleepers,

Unto these graves that house you since ye died,

Unto these little rooms wherein ye sleep,

A serenade of Love who sings in flowers,

If sense more dim than thought

May pierce through the deep dream of death wherein ye lie.

In a silence embroidered with whispers of lovers,