Poem by Djuna Barnes

Shadows

A LITTLE trellis stood beside my head,
And all the tiny fruitage of its vine
Fashioned a shadowy cover to my bed,
And I was madly drunk on shadow wine!

A lily bell hung sidewise, leaning down,
And gowned me in a robe so light and long;
And so I dreamed, and drank, and slept, and heard
The lily's song.

Lo, for a house, the shadow of the moon;
For golden money, all the daisy rings;
And for my love, the meadow at my side --
Thus tramps are kings! 

1. Love Song
2. Creatures in an Alphabet
3. The Marian Year
4. In Particular
5. In General

Madison Cawein Shadows ("Ha! help! - 'twas palpable!")

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