The glory and the dream

Irresistible burdens of temptation

Honors of which I could never aspire

Speaking aloud could shatter the possibility

Casting a cloud over my life

Breathing in every tone of my voice

They had some news for me

Eyes shut ecstatically

Taking everything greedily in

Wouldn't change places with an angel

I reveled in all the splendid ness

Kindred spirits, bosom friends,

Romantic woods, every sensation of my imagination

Through all of this experience

Self-pity

Mistakes

But I can live down troubles

Past vagaries, now delicious realities

I am fulfilled and exalted

To dizzy realms of delight