Songs to the Dark Virgin

I.

Would


That I were a jewel,


A shattered jewel,


That all my shining brilliants


Might fall at thy feet,


Thou dark one.

II.

Would


That I were a garment,


A shimmering, silken garment,


That all my folds


Might wrap about thy body,


Absorb thy body,


Hold and hide thy body,


Thou dark one.

III.

Would


That I were a flame,


But one sharp, leaping flame


To annihilate thy body,


Thou dark one.