As a violet’s gentle eyeGazes on the azure skyUntil its hue grows like what is beholdsAs a gray and empty mistLies like solid amethystOver the western mountain it enfoldsWhen the sunset sleepsUpon its snow
I’ve watched tigers, like flamesMating in the long grassI’ve been dive-bombed by an angry ravenBlack and glossy as the devil’s hoofI’ve lain in water warm as milk, soft as silkWhile around me played a host of dolphinI have met a thousand animals.And seen a thousand wonderful thingsAll this I did without youThis was my lossAll this I want to do with youThis will be my gainAll this I would gladly have forgoneFor the sake of one minute of your companyFor your laugh, your voice, your eyes,Hair, lips, bodyAnd above all of your sweet ever surprising mindWhich is an enchanting quarryIn which it is my privilege to delve.