Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, IDYLL, by PAUL FORT


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IDYLL, by                    
First Line: Each time that eve and adam meet, he builds
Subject(s): Adam & Eve; Bible; Smoking; Soul; Spring; Eve; Tobacco; Pipes; Cigars; Cigarettes


1.

EACH time that Eve and Adam meet, he builds of dreams a Paradise. This time
that landscape strange and sweet was built by her to please his eyes.

So for her Adam of thirteen an Eve of twelve bright Springs did mould a world
enchanted and serene -- and during this time I was told

that motherless her years had been, that she loved tulips red and ripe, that
in her "cottage she was queen," and that her father smoked a pipe.

2.

But on a hidden forest ground the ancient Mystery we found, and God the Ever-
seeing knew the temple veil was rent in two.

We breathed the fragrance of the land, and to our fingers clung the hint of
perfume which the leaves of mint in gathering leave on the hand.

"The perfume of our soul's desire. How heady! . . . Here's the storm at
last!" She said so sweet and wild. Then passed through the tree tops the forks
of fire.

3.

The thunder's peal! Against my side the terror made her cling and hide. And
on our knees behold us two . . . saying together: "I love you . . ."

Her tenderness comes back and all her dear caresses I recall, and her blue,
ardent eyes adream, her throat and shoulder white as cream.

Fresh air of Spring, why have you made a soul flit back into the shade of
these far memories of youth? And of these scenes that fade . . . and fade. . .
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