Impression

A breath of wind ; a fragrant memory ;
Soft music and the magic of a song ;
A night beneath whose moonlight pale and strong
Two souls thro' love beheld eternity.

A mem'ry of Love's hours with gladness pent ;
Of Youth and Joy dancing high carnival ;
A fading of Love's vision magical ;
A parting which Youth's hope with dumb grief rent :

This hallow'd mem'ry dying on a deep
And bitter sigh : a movement on the marge ;
The elan of men rushing to the charge ;
A stab of pain ; a thought ; a smile ; then sleep.

1915.