The fish, the fish!
The fish in the brook!
Their giddy way,
Their glimmering backs,
So light they seem,
So paint them bright
Up high above,
Their lips a-smile,
And, oh!
They leap back to my heart again,
In the hush of the night
Beneath the stars. Plaything of waters!
The thistle-down,
So soft, so fleet,
That dances down the lane! So soft, so fleet!
Here,
Under the air,
Like petals blown
Bending to the sun.
- Edna St Vincent Millay