I hear the oriole's always-grieving voice,
And the rich summer's welcome loss I
In the sickle's serpentine
Cutting the corn's ear tightly pressed to ear.
And the short skirts of the slim
Fly in the wind like holiday pennants,
The clash of joyful cymbals, and
From under dusty lashes, the long glance.
I don't expect love's tender flatteries,
In premonition of some dark event,
But come, come and see this
Where together we were blessed and innocent.
