A Reed by the River/Love's Lenity
LOVE'S LENITY
From the sweet hazard of my deep desire
Thy heart may fly upon evasive wing;
For me, the silent shade, the smouldering fire,
The echo of the song that thou shalt sing;
For thee, perchance far purple vineyards burn,
And raptures of a radiant noon await,
Speed then at will,—but find at thy return,
My heart, thy sentinel at twilight's gate;
By that immeasurable bond, the thread
Of love, a willing captive held am I;
By that same bond,—be the world's bounty spread
As thy fair feast,—my heart doth bid thee fly;
For this glad mystery is wrought in me,
Forever am I bound, whilst thou art free!
Thy heart may fly upon evasive wing;
For me, the silent shade, the smouldering fire,
The echo of the song that thou shalt sing;
For thee, perchance far purple vineyards burn,
And raptures of a radiant noon await,
Speed then at will,—but find at thy return,
My heart, thy sentinel at twilight's gate;
By that immeasurable bond, the thread
Of love, a willing captive held am I;
By that same bond,—be the world's bounty spread
As thy fair feast,—my heart doth bid thee fly;
For this glad mystery is wrought in me,
Forever am I bound, whilst thou art free!