Love, you and I have walked apart These many years -- my path is free From jealous shade that dims the way, From blinding bursts of ecstasy. With level eyes I look across A level landscape void of heights, Unhurried through the restless days, Unfevered by seductive nights. No quivering pulses bate my breath, Coolly I watch the stars decline And feel the calm of changeless things That pillar Life's design. |