VII
InSpring,SantaBarbaraIhavebeenhappytwoweekstogether,Myloveiscominghometome,GoldandsilveristheweatherAndsmoothaslapisisthesea。
TheearthhasturneditsbrowntogreenAfterthreenightsofhummingrain,AndinthevalleyspeckandpreenLinnetswithascarletstain。
HighinthemountainsallaloneThewildswanswhistleonthelakes,ButIhavebeenasstillasstone,Myheartsingsonlywhenitbreaks。
WhiteFogHeaven—invadinghillsaredrownedInwidemovingwavesofmist,PhloxbeforemydoorarewoundIndrippingwreathsofamethyst。