She walks on shellbone sandals Her back *****, like reeds that stretch to the sun And her hair Golden frolicks of olympus wheat hafts Graces down, down, down To meet it
She watches like mirrors do Shining what we hope to see With a pointed nose, bright Like mirrors can be If I smile, smile, smile Like she makes me want to Into her face
She moves like trees shiver As she tosses pebbles to their roots With a skip and a hop She shoots amongst the flowers And drinks the day, day, day Like flowers do.
She leaves like evening reddens And tires like starlings fly But the moon, the moon Lies silver on her summer body While we wait, together, together, together Till the morrow comes