O crows circling over my head and cawing! br I admit to being, at times, br Suddenly, and without the slightest warning, br Exceedingly happy. br br On a morning otherwise sunless, br Strolling arm in arm br Past some gallows-shaped trees br With my dear Helen, br Who is also a strange bird, br br With a feeling of being summoned br Urgently, but by a most gracious invitation br To breakfast on slices of watermelon br In the company of naked gods and goddesses br On a patch of last night's snow.