THE SECOND DANCE-SONG
��"Into thine eye I gazed of late, O life! Gold I saw shine in thy night-like eye. My heart stood still because of that lust.
t A golden boat saw I shine on night-like waters, a golden, swinging boat, sinking, drinking, shining again.
At my foot which is frantic to dance thou castest thy glance, a swinging glance, laughing, asking, melting.
Twice only thou movedst thy rattle with small hands. There my foot already swung frantic to dance.
To understand thee, my toes did hearken, my heels did rear. For the dancer weareth in his toes his ear !
Unto thy side I jumped. Then thou fleddest back from my bound. And towards me played the tongue of thy hair fleeing, flying round !
Away from thee and from thy serpents, I made my dances. Then thou stoodest there, half turned round, the eye full of longing glances.
With crooked blinking, thou teachest me crooked courses. On crooked courses my foot learneth artful thinking.
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