• Dominion lasts until obtained —

    Dominion lasts until obtained —

    Possession just as long —

    But these — endowing as they flit

    Eternally belong.


    How everlasting are the Lips

    Known only to the Dew —

    These are the Brides of permanence

    Supplanting me and you.

  • The Spirit lasts — but in what mode —

    The Spirit lasts — but in what mode —

    Below, the Body speaks,

    But as the Spirit furnishes —

    Apart, it never talks —

    The Music in the Violin

    Does not emerge alone

    But Arm in Arm with Touch, yet Touch

    Alone — is not a Tune —

    The Spirit lurks within the Flesh

    Like Tides...