Shimmer of rose and pearl,
Sheen on an opal sky;
Day’s crimson banners unfurl,
Purple-pleached shadow-gleams die;
Dawn flowers bourgeoning fair,
Meads with the dawn-dews wet;
Rare is the morn–ah, rare!
But in the heart, regret–
A vague regret.
Clouds like the scattered snow
Stippling a sapphire sky;
Fervor and heat and glow,
Zephyrs that swoon and die.
Drowseth the nooning air
On meads with red poppies set;
Fair is the day–ah, fair!
But in the heart, regret–
And still … regret.
Flashes of burning gold,
Flushes of crimson light
Faint on a waning wold,
Stealeth the silent night.
One from a casement bar
Leaneth with lashes wet,
Watching the last wan star
Fade like a heart’s regret–
A vain regret.
(Leigh Gordon Giltner)
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