Maya
That I should make much of myself
thus casting colored shadows on th
——such is thy Maya.
Thou settest a barrier in thine ow

I paced alone on the road across t
hiding its last gold like a miser.
The daylight sank deeper and deepe
widowed land, whose harvest had be
Suddenly a boy’s shrill voice rose

Is that your call again?
The evening has come. Weariness
Do you call me?
I had given all my day to you, cru
Somewhere there is an end to every

The night was dark when she went a
The night is dark now, and I call
darling; the world is asleep; and
for a moment while stars are gazin
She went away when the trees were

I asked of Destiny, “Tell me who
Destiny told me to look behind.
I turned and saw my own self behin

I try to weave a wreath all the mo
You sit there watching me in secre
Ask those eyes, darkly planning mi
I try to sing a song, but in vain.
A hidden smile trembles on your li

With a glance of your eyes you cou
But for their praises you have no
You could humble at your feet the
But it is your loved ones, unknown
The perfection of your arms would

O you shaggy—headed banyan tree st
have you forgotten the little chil
nested in your branches and left y
Do you not remember how he sat at
the tangle of your roots and plung

Do not go, my love, without asking
I have watched all night, and now
I fear lest I lose you when I am
Do not go, my love, without asking
I start up and stretch my hands to

Light, oh where is the light?
Kindle it with the burning fire of
There is the lamp but never a flic
Ah, death were better by far for t
Misery knocks at thy door,