S’io credessi che mia risposta fosse A persona che mai tornasse al mondo, Questa fiamma staria senza più scosse. Ma per ció…

II. A Game of Chess     The Chair she sat in, like a burnished throne, Glowed on the marble, where the glass Held…

A sudden blow: the great wings beating still Above the staggering girl, her thighs caressed By the dark webs, her nape caught…

Wine comes in at the mouth And love comes in at the eye; That’s all we shall know for truth Before we…

Never shall a young man, Thrown into despair By those great honey-coloured Ramparts at your ear, Love you for yourself alone And…

I went out alone To sing a song or two, My fancy on a man, And you know who. Another came in…

Earth in beauty dressed Awaits returning spring. All true love must die, Alter at the best Into some lesser thing. Prove that…

I know, although when looks meet I tremble to the bone, The more I leave the door unlatched The sooner love is…

I dreamed as in my bed I lay, All night’s fathomless wisdom come, That I had shorn my locks away And laid…

I thought no more was needed Youth to prolong Than dumb-bell and foil To keep the body young. O who could have…

One that is ever kind said yesterday: ‘Your well-belovéd’s hair has threads of grey, And little shadows come about her eyes; Time…

If any man drew near When I was young, I thought, “He holds her dear,” And shook with hate and fear. But…