The hero-word I knew when I was young!

With this poor body, worn to rags and skin

By the chained stalk of the uneasy mind,

I’d take the blows and watch the fun begin;

Groping among the stars, meantime, to find

The Dipper made a letter—seen by God—

And Mars, perhaps, might serve as period.

PORTRAIT OF YOUNG LOVE

If you were with me—as you’re not, of course,

I’d taste the elegant tortures of Despair