Nature
Irradiations: XI
From Irradiations: Sand and Spray (1915)
Nature
The clouds are like a sombre sea:
On shining screens of ebony
Are carven marvels of my heart.
'Gainst crimson placques of cinnabar
Shrills, like a diamond, dawn's last star.
The gardens of my heart are green:
The rain drips off the glistening leaves.
In the humid gardens of my soul,
The crimson peonies explode.
I am like a drop of rose-flushed rain,
Clinging to crimson petals of love.
In the afternoon, over gold screens,
I will brush the blue dust of my dreams.
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