Windows in heaven, lakes of transparency;
Eve's waning hour, of light not all undrest;
The distant river's mimicry of rest;
Gleams for a moment given to the sea;
The passing face that snares thee innocently;
Unbidden tears; proud sob with pride represt;
Unlooked for look of Love; these bring Life zest
Savoury with the salt of brevity.
Briefness of life doth life to Life endear,
One mortal heart for all the Gods hath room;
Restriction moulds and rolls the suns aright,
By circumscription of compacted sphere
Welding to orbs that kindle and illume,
The beamless dust of spaces infinite.