III
IN THE DARK
IN THE DARK
Restless, to-night, and ill at ease,
And finding every place too strait,
I leave the porch shut in with trees,
And wander through the garden-gate.
And finding every place too strait,
I leave the porch shut in with trees,
And wander through the garden-gate.
So dark at first, I have to feel
My way before me with my hands;
But soul-like fragrances reveal
My virgin Daphne, where she stands.
My way before me with my hands;
But soul-like fragrances reveal
My virgin Daphne, where she stands.
Her stars of blossom breathe aloft
Her worship to the stars above;
In wavering pulsations soft,
Climbs the sweet incense of her love;
Her worship to the stars above;
In wavering pulsations soft,
Climbs the sweet incense of her love;
Those far, celestial eyes can dart
Their glances down through leafy bars;
The spark that burns within her heart
Was dropped, in answer, from the stars.
Their glances down through leafy bars;
The spark that burns within her heart
Was dropped, in answer, from the stars.
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