English Poetry. Elinor Wylie. Spring Pastoral. Элинор Уайли.

Elinor Wylie (Элинор Уайли)

Spring Pastoral

Liza, go steep your long white hands 
In the cool waters of that spring 
Which bubbles up through shiny sands 
The colour of a wild-dove’s wing.

Dabble your hands, and steep them well 
Until those nails are pearly white 
Now rosier than a laurel bell; 
Then come to me at candlelight.

Lay your cold hands across my brows, 
And I shall sleep, and I shall dream 
Of silver-pointed willow boughs 
Dipping their fingers in a stream.

Elinor Wylie’s other poems:

1. The Fairy Goldsmith
2. The Prinkin’ Leddie
3. Poor Earth
4. Quarrel
5. The Puritan’s Ballad

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