Two butterflies upon one flower:—
Oh happy they who look on them.
Who look upon them hand in hand
Flushed in the rosy summer light;
Who look upon them hand in hand
And never give a thought to night.
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From ‘The Prince’s Progress’
Too late, too late!You loiter’d on the road too long,You trifled at the gate:The enchanted dove upon her branchDied without a mate;The enchanted princess in her towerSlept, died, behind the grate;Her heart was starving all this whileYou made it wait.Ten years ago, five years ago,One year ago,Even then you had arrived in time,Though somewhat slow;Then…
Fly away, fly away over the sea,
Come again, come again, come back to me,Bringing the summer and bringing the sun.
I
I hid it in my heart when it was dead;In joy I sat alone, even so I grievedAlone and nothing said.I shut the door to face the naked truth,I stood alone—I faced the truth alone,Stripped bare of self-regard or forms or ruthTill first and last were shown.I took the perfect balances and weighed;No shaking of…
Wrens and robins in the hedge,
Building, perching, pecking, fluttering,Everywhere! C