Further from far the sky and water melt into unison the blue sky high and the sparkling blue beneath soft water, silk to my toes, thick golden land beneath, my heart merry. Water, the water wet my feet, smooth batter beneath, sweet smell of water fading. Sky turns shades deeper, sinking to the shades below […]
“COME, balmy Sleep! tired nature’s soft resort! On these sad temples all thy poppies shed; And bid day dreams, from Morpheus’ airy court, Float in light vision around my aching head! Secure all thy blessings, partial Power! On his hard bed the peasant throws him down; And the poor sea-boy, in the rudest hour, Enjoys […]
“Bright star, would I were steadfast as thou art – Not in lone splendour hung aloft the night And watching, with eternal lids apart, Like nature’s patient, sleepless Eremite, The moving waters at their priestlike task Of pure ablution round earth’s human shores, Or gazing on the new soft-fallen mask Of snow upon the mountains […]


