Give me a child!! Dear Heart, we have loved long, br Draining each other’s sweetness to the last br Wild drops of honeyed madness falling fast br Upon our limbs in ecstasies of song. br “More love,” we cried. “More, and still more.” And, strong br And fierce, the tide of passion filled the vast br Immeasured space of our desire, and cast br Us breathless to the realms the white gods throng. br br My Poet, let the tempest rise once more, br Until from spirit out of spirit, wise br And free, we draw our own youth back again— br My dimpled chin, your eyes; and learn the lore br Of everlasting life and all emprise br From the sweet child that comes to us through pain.