Moonlit sparks through virginal panorama
Influencing a balanced night conceding
To the thrilled ambiance of fane plunging
Deep as the ocean, shadows sank ...
Heart to heart!
And the stillness of night and the moonlight, like hushed breathing
Silently, stealthily moving across thy hair!
O womanly face!
Tender and strong and lucent with infinite feeling,
Shrinking with startled joy, like wind-struck water,
And yet so frank, so unashamed of love!
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