But pale and hard and dry as stubble wheat,—
Kept seven years in a drawer, thy titles shame thee.
The breeze that used to blow thee 5
Between the hedgerow thorns, and take away
An odour up the lane to last all day,—
If breathing now, unsweetened would forgo thee.
The sun that used to smite thee,
And mix his glory in thy gorgeous urn, 10
Till beam appeared to bloom, and flower to burn,—
If shining now, with not a hue would light thee.