Friday, August 21, 2015

Veil


Like a lily opening fully to a dawn
White petals flatten on sinuous water
An aesthetic worth without equal
But as of all great dreams of worth
Now comes its inevitable conclusion
The end to riches in verdant climax
And so draw down now summer veil
Close again all the ways of light and ease
That have of late, opened up the night
Lest the day should seem not enough