• The pearly treasures of the sea,
    The lights that spatter heaven above,
    More precious than these wonders are
    My heart-of-hearts filled with your love.

    The ocean's power, the heavenly sights
    Cannot outweigh a love filled heart.
    And sparkling stars or glowing pearls
    Pale as love flashes, beams and darts.

    So, little, youthful maiden come
    ...

  • Her breast is fit for pearls,

    But I was not a "Diver" —

    Her brow is fit for thrones

    But I have not a crest.

    Her heart is fit for home —

    I — a Sparrow — build there

    Sweet of twigs and twine

    My perennial nest.