A Reed by the River/Love's Lenity
LOVE'S LENITY
From the sweet hazard of my deep desireThy 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 threadOf love, a willing captive held am I;By that same bond,—be the world's bounty spreadAs 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!