Rhyme II

An aimless darting arrow
Through the distance flying,
Never knowing where
Its target may be lying;

A vagrant autumn leaf
By sea winds whirled around,
No one knowing where
It will fall upon the ground;

A towering ocean wave,
Tossed in the storm's vast roar,
Swirling, passing, unaware
What beach it searches for;

A light that flickers, shines,
Wavers, all but dark,
Nor knows which trembling gleam
May be its final spark;

All of this am I;
I go my way unheeding,
Never knowing where
My footsteps may be leading.


Rhyme IX

The gentle breeze with a whispered cry
Kisses the water it ripples in fun;
The radiant clouds in the western sky
Are purple and gold from the kiss of the sun;
a flame slips round a tree trunk nigh
To kiss with ardour another one;
And the willow, trailing low its leaves,
Returns to the river the kiss it receives.


Rhyme X

The quivering, unseen atoms of air
Are aglow with warmth, and all the sky
Dissolves in molten rays of gold.
Laughter shakes the earth; the sight
Of kisses and wings comes floating down
On waves of harmony from on high.
My eyes are closed... What can it be?
Is love passing by!

Rhyme XXI

What is poetry?, you say
As you fix my eyes with yours of blue.
What is poetry!...You ask me that?
Poetry...It is you!


Rhyme XXIII

For a glance: the world;
For a smile: the heavens;
For a kiss...I don't know
What I'd give for a kiss!


Rhyme XXXVIII

Sighs are air and go to the air.
Tears are water and go to the sea.
Tell me woman: When love is forgotten,
Do you know where it goes?


Rhyme LXXXI (Eternal Love)

The sun could cast an eternal shadow,
And the sea could run dry in but a chime;
The earth's axis could break
Like crystal fine.

Anything could happen! Death enswathing
Could cover me with it's mournful attire;
But in me your love's flame
Could never expire.