In the Shadow of a Broken House
In the shadow of a broken house,
Down a deserted street,
Propt walls, cold hearths, and phantom stairs,
And the silence of dead feet—
Locked wildly in one another’s arms
I saw two lovers meet.
And over that hearthless house aghast
Rose from the mind’s abyss
Lost stars and ruined, peering moons,
Worlds overshadowing this,—
Time’s stony palace crumbled down
Before that instant kiss.
