Why had Fate kept such bitter-sweet fortune in store?
So determined I set myself then to forget you,
And to let my thoughts dwell on yourself nevermore.
First your hair with its gold, next your eyes with their laughter,
I forgot in a thoroughly workman-like style.
Persevering, I never desisted till after
Many months I but faintly remembered your smile.
I completely forgot you (I thought) and the warning
Was to save me, I chortled, a future of pain,
But you undid it all with your picture this morning,