Elinor Wylie (Элинор Уайли)

Silver Filigree

The icicles wreathing 
On trees in festoon 
Swing, swayed to our breathing: 
They’re made of the moon.

She’s a pale, waxen taper; 
And these seem to drip 
Transparent as paper 
From the flame of her tip.

Molten, smoking a little, 
Into crystal they pass; 
Falling, freezing, to brittle 
And delicate glass.

Each a sharp-pointed flower, 
Each a brief stalactite 
Which hangs for an hour 
In the blue cave of night.

1. The Fairy Goldsmith
2. The Crooked Stick
3. The Pekingese
4. Little Joke
5. Spring Pastoral

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