A Love Song

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     What have I to say to you
     When we shall meet?
     Yet—
     I lie here thinking of you.
     The stain of love
     Is upon the world.
     Yellow, yellow, yellow,
     It eats into the leaves,
     Smears with saffron
     The horned branches that lean
     Heavily
     Against a smooth purple sky.
     There is no light—
     Only a honey-thick stain
     That drips from leaf to leaf
     And limb to limb
     Spoiling the colours
     Of the whole world.
     I am alone.
     The weight of love
     Has buoyed me up
     Till my head
     Knocks against the sky.
     See me!
     My hair is dripping with nectar—
     Starlings carry it
     On their black wings.
     See, at last
     My arms and my hands
     Are lying idle.
     How can I tell
     If I shall ever love you again
     As I do now?