I saw above a sea of hills A solitary planet shine, And there was no one, near or far, to keep the world from being mine.

One by one, like leaves from a tree, / All my faiths have forsaken me.

Let this single hour atone For the theft of all of me

Stephen kissed me in the spring, Robin in the fall, But Colin only looked at me And never kissed at all. Stephen’s kiss was lost in jest, Robin’s lost in play, But the kiss in Colin’s eyes Haunts me night and day.

Take love when love is given, But never think to find it A sure escape from sorrow Or a complete repose.

I am the pool of gold When sunset burns and dies-- You are my deepening skies; Give me your stars to hold

This is the spot where I will lie When life has had enough of me, These are the grasses that will blow Above me like a living sea. These gay old lilies will not shrink To draw their life from death of mine, And I will give my body's fire To make blue flowers on this vine. "O Soul," I said, "have you no tears? Was not the body dear to you?" I heard my soul say carelessly, "The myrtle flowers will grow more blue.