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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE NYMPH, by PIERRE LOUIS
First Line: The pool in the forest drinks her in, mirrors her, laughs with her
Last Line: Pool.
Alternate Author Name(s): Louys, Pierre
Subject(s): Baths & Bathing; Lakes; Nymphs; Water; Showers & Showering; Pools; Ponds
First Line: The pool in the forest drinks her in, mirrors her, laughs with her
Last Line: Pool.
Alternate Author Name(s): Louys, Pierre
Subject(s): Baths & Bathing; Lakes; Nymphs; Water; Showers & Showering; Pools; Ponds
The pool in the forest drinks her in, mirrors her, laughs with her, and
bathes her. Outstretched on the velvet moss, the thirsty gadabout sips from the
hollow of her hand.
There it is that she combs her hair, spreads it wide, gathers it, twists
the black mass in her hands, rolls it and binds it to her neck with a green
ribbon of culled reed-grass.
With her hair dressed, she lays aside her garments and steps into the pool;
but so friendly with it, so happy to plunge, so beautiful, that an immortal
seems to enliven her bodily form;
And when, high in the dark water that encloses her rounded thighs, she
seeks her image there, the reflection that prolongs her is the naiad of the
pool.
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