The Answer
I made my bed beneath the pines Where the sea washed the sandy bars; I heard the music of the winds, And blest the aureate face of Mars. All night a lilac splendor throve Above the heaven's shadowy verge; And in my heart the voice of love Kept music with the dreaming surge. A little maid was at my side, She slept, I scarcely slept at all; Until toward the morning-tide A dream possessed me with its thrall. She sweetly breathed; around my breast I felt her warmth like drowsy bliss, Then came the vision of unrest, I saw your face and felt your kiss. I woke and knew with what dismay She read my secret and surprise; She only said, "Again 'tis day! How red your cheeks, how bright your eyes!"
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