What is thy mouth to me?

A cup of sorrowful incense,

A tree of keen leaves,

An eager high ship,

A quiver of superb arrows.

What is thy breast to me?

A flower of new prayer,

A poem of firm light,

A well of cool birds,

A drawn bow trembling.

What is thy body to me?

A theatre of perfect silence,

A chariot of red speed;

And O, the dim feet

Of white-maned desires!

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