REUNITED

Once more, once more! That golden eventide!

Golden within, without all cold and grey,

Slowly you came forth from the troubled day,

Singing my heart — you glided to my side;

You glided in; the same grave, quiet face,

The same deep look, the never-ending light

In your proud eyes, eyes shining through the night,

That night of absence — distance — from your place.

Calm words, slow touch of hand, but, oh, the cry,

The long, long cry of passion and of joy

Within my heart; the star-burst in the sky —

The world — our world — which time may not destroy!

Your world and mine, unutterably sweet:

Dearest, once more, the old song at thy feet.