DAPHNE1 V& Y+ F' I+ U7 y% `
6 G8 p$ E- @: a0 L$ t( i u, f
Daphne,what a beam of beauty,0 g7 @# E1 T5 w/ m- K) x9 D
Thy blooming face,thy grace deity,
+ w1 V+ q) P# y# [2 o( CWhy wander hasty,
) I u5 F1 h) x& e" CInto a still laurel with undying love
" e+ L" p" z: ^% u/ V% g! v; Vto fly a poet's heart dove?) w) s7 Y* x5 B8 I5 j
. J$ F# s% u5 N+ C1 I
By night luna-veiling, I can't see
0 [4 D& o2 |' p d$ i: t. G1 H8 v( a2 oThy statue-like grief as blue sea,
- @/ \8 V" a9 e; X# RThus only with Icarian wax-pinions,
* a: G1 a% T. ELet me forward that bright zenith,
, t4 {) |+ |/ x( |1 ~ V& D) CNearer,nearer,5 E" W. T! R$ H) h( |0 e4 H
To reveal his fierce pursuiting,
3 l' k/ b }' b! |* XThen melting. |