His exultant whip above a silver world.

THE DESERT

She is a nun, withdrawing behind her veil;

Grey, mysterious, meditative, unapproachable.

Her body is tawny with the eagerness of the Sun

And her eyes are pools which shine in deep canyons.

She is a beautiful swart woman

With opals at her throat,

Rubies at her wrists

And topaz about her ankles.