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One� �Two� �Three� �And his corpse�察�like a clod��
Beats me into a jelly� �The chime��
One� �Two� �Three� �And his dead legs keep time。
Air� �Give me air� �Air� �My God��
Clear�察�with Light�察�Variable Winds
The fountain bent and straightened itself
In the night wind��
Blowing like a flower。
It gleamed and glittered��
A tall white lily��
Under the eye of the golden moon。
From a stone seat��
Beneath a blossoming lime��
The man watched it。
And the spray pattered
On the dim grass at his feet。
The fountain tossed its water��
Up and up�察�like silver marbles。
Is that an arm he sees��
And for one moment
Does he catch the moving curve
Of a thigh��
The fountain gurgled and splashed��
And the man's face was wet。
Is it singing that he hears��
A song of playing at ball��
The moonlight shines on the straight column of water��
And through it he sees a woman��
Tossing the water´balls。
Her breasts point outwards��
And the nipples are like buds of peonies。
Her flanks ripple as she plays��
And the water is not more undulating
Than the lines of her body。
;Come�察─�she sings�察 �Poet��
Am I not more worth than your day ladies��
Covered with awkward stuffs��
Unreal�察�unbeautiful��
What do you fear in taking me��
Is not the night for poets��
I am your dream��
Recurrent as water��
Gemmed with the moon� �
She steps to the edge of the pool
And the water runs�察�rustling�察�down her sides。
She stretches out her arms��
And the fountain streams behind her
Like an opened veil。
* * * * *
In the morning the gardeners came to their work。
;There is something in the fountain�察─�said one。
They shuddered as they laid their dead master
On the grass。
;I will close his eyes�察─�said the head gardener��
;It is uncanny to see a dead man staring at the sun。;
The Basket
I
The inkstand is full of ink�察�and the paper lies white and unspotted��
in the round of light thrown by a candle。 Puffs of darkness sweep into
the corners�察�and keep rolling through the room behind his chair。 The air
is silver and pearl�察�for the night is liquid with moonlight。
See how the roof glitters�察�like ice��
Over there�察�a slice of yellow cuts into the silver´blue�察�and beside it stand
two geraniums�察�purple because the light is silver´blue�察�to´night。
See� �She is coming�察�the young woman with the bright hair。
She swings a basket as she walks�察�which she places on the sill��
between the geranium stalks。 He laughs�察�and crumples his paper
as he leans forward to look。 ;The Basket Filled with Moonlight;��
what a title for a book��
The bellying clouds swing over the housetops。
He has forgotten the woman in the room with the geraniums。 He is beating
his brain�察�and in his eardrums hammers his heavy pulse。 She sits
on the window´sill�察�with the basket in her lap。 And tap� �She cracks a nut。
And tap� �Another。 Tap� �Tap� �Tap� �The shells ricochet upon the roof��
and get into the gutters�察�and bounce over the edge and disappear。
;It is very queer�察─�thinks Peter�察 �the basket was empty�察�I'm sure。
How could nuts appear from the atmosphere�拭�
The silver´blue moonlight makes the geraniums purple�察�and the roof glitters
like ice。
II
Five o'clock。 The geraniums are very gay in their crimson array。
The bellying clouds swing over the housetops�察�and over the roofs goes Peter
to pay his morning's work with a holiday。
;Annette�察�it is I。 Have you finished�拭 �Can I come�拭�
Peter jumps through the window。
;Dear�察�are you alone�拭�
;Look�察�Peter�察�the dome of the tabernacle is done。 This gold thread
is so very high�察�I am glad it is morning�察�a starry sky would have
seen me bankrupt。 Sit down�察�now tell me�察�is your story going well�拭�
The golden dome glittered in the orange of the setting sun。 On the walls��
at intervals�察�hung altar´cloths and chasubles�察�and copes�察�and stoles��
and coffin palls。 All stiff with rich embroidery�察�and stitched with
so much artistry�察�they seemed like spun and woven gems�察�or flower´buds
new´opened on their stems。
Annette looked at the geraniums�察�very red against the blue sky。
;No matter how I try�察�I cannot find any thread of such a red。
My bleeding hearts drip stuff muddy in comparison。 Heigh´ho� �See my little
pecking dove�拭 �I'm in love with my own temple。 Only that halo's wrong。
The colour's too strong�察�or not strong enough。 I don't know。 My eyes
are tired。 Oh�察�Peter�察�don't be so rough�察�it is valuable。 I won't do
any more。 I promise。 You tyrannise�察�Dear�察�that's enough。 Now sit down
and amuse me while I rest。;
The shadows of the geraniums creep over the floor�察�and begin to climb
the opposite wall。
Peter watches her�察�fluid with fatigue�察�floating�察�and drifting��
and undulant in the orange glow。 His senses flow towards her��
where she lies supine and dreaming。 Seeming drowned in a golden halo。
The pungent smell of the geraniums is hard to bear。
He pushes against her knees�察�and brushes his lips across her languid hands。
His lips are hot and speechless。 He woos her�察�quivering�察�and the room
is filled with shadows�察�for the sun has set。 But she only understands
the ways of a needle through delicate stuffs�察�and the shock of one colour
on another。 She does not see that this is the same�察�and querulously murmurs
his name。
;Peter�察�I don't want it。 I am tired。;
And he�察�the undesired�察�burns and is consumed。
There is a crescent moon on the rim of the sky。
III
;Go home�察�now�察�Peter。 To´night is full moon。 I must be alone。;
;How soon the moon is full again� �Annette�察�let me stay。 Indeed�察�Dear Love��
I shall not go away。 My God�察�but you keep me starved� �You write
`No Entrance Here'�察�over all the doors。 Is it not strange�察�my Dear��
that loving�察�yet you deny me entrance everywhere。 Would marriage
strike you blind�察�or�察�hating bonds as you do�察�why should I be denied
the rights of loving if I leave you free�拭 �You want the whole of me��
you pick my brains to rest you�察�but you give me not one heart´beat。
Oh�察�forgive me�察�Sweet� �I suffer in my loving�察�and you know it。 I cannot
feed my life on being a poet。 Let me stay。;
;As you please�察�poor Peter�察�but it will hurt me if you do。 It will
crush your heart and squeeze the love out。;
He answered gruffly�察 �I know what I'm about。;
;Only remember one thing from to´night。 My work is taxing and I must
have sight� �I MUST� �
The clear moon looks in between the geraniums。 On the wall��
the shadow of the man is divided from the shadow of the woman
by a silver thread。
They are eyes�察�hundreds of eyes�察�round like marbles� �Unwinking�察�for there
are no lids。 Blue�察�black�察�gray�察�and hazel�察�and the irises are cased
in the whites�察�and they glitter and spark under the moon。 The basket
is heaped with human eyes。 She cracks off the whites and throws them away。
They ricochet upon the roof�察�and get into the gutters�察�and bounce
over the edge and disappear。 But she is here�察�quietly sitting
on the window´sill�察�eating human eyes。
The silver´blue moonlight makes the geraniums purple�察�and the roof shines
like ice。
IV
How hot the sheets are� �His skin is tormented with pricks��
and over him sticks�察�and never moves�察�an eye。 It lights the sky with blood��
and drips blood。 And the drops sizzle on his bare skin�察�and he smells them
burning in�察�and branding his body with the name ;Annette;。
The blood´red sky is outside his window now。 Is it blood or fire��
Merciful God� �Fire� �And his heart wrenches and pounds ;Annette� �
The lead of the roof is scorching�察�he ricochets�察�gets to the edge��
bounces over and disappears。
The bellying clouds are red as they swing over the housetops。
V
The air is of silver and pearl�察�for the night is liquid with moonlight。
How the ruin glistens�察�like a palace of ice� �Only two black holes swallow
the brilliance of the moon。 Deflowered windows�察�sockets without sight。
A man stands before the house。 He sees the silver´blue moonlight��
and set in it�察�over his head�察�staring and flickering�察�eyes of geranium red。
Annette��
In a Castle
I
Over the yawning chimney hangs the fog。 Drip hiss drip hiss
fall the raindrops on the oaken log which burns�察�and steams��
and smokes the ceiling beams。 Drip hiss the rain never stops。
The wide�察�state bed shivers beneath its velvet coverlet。 Above�察�dim��
in the smoke�察�a tarnished coronet gleams dully。 Overhead hammers and chinks
the rain。 Fearfully wails the wind down distant corridors�察�and there comes
the swish and sigh of rushes lifted off the floors。 The arras blows sidewise
out from the wall�察�and then falls back again。
It is my lady's key�察�confided with much nice cunning�察�whisperingly。
He enters on a sob of