listen br beloved br i dreamed br it appeared that you thought to br escape me and became a great br lily atilt on br insolent br waters but i was aware of br fragrance and i came riding upon br a horse of porphyry into the br waters i rode down the red br horse shrieking from splintering br foam caught you clutched you upon my br mouth br listen br beloved br i dreamed in my dream you had br desire to thwart me and became br a little bird and hid br in a tree of tall marble br from a great way i distinguished br singing and i came br riding upon a scarlet sunset br trampling the night easily br from the shocked impossible br tower i caught br you strained you br broke you upon my blood br listen br beloved i dreamed br i thought you would have deceived br me and became a star in the kingdom br of heaven br through day and space i saw you close br your eyes and i came riding br upon a thousand crimson years arched with agony br i reined them in tottering before br the throne and as br they shied at the automaton moon from br the transplendant hand of sombre god br i picked you br as an apple is picked by the little peasants for their girlsbr br Edward Estlin Cummingsbr br