Helen of Troy And Other Poems (16)

    I saw the sunset-colored sands,The Nile like flowing fire between,Where Rameses stares forth¹ serene², And Ammon's heavy temple stands.

    I saw the rocks where long ago,Above the sea that cries and breaks,Bright Perseus with Medusa's snakes Set free the maiden³ white like snow.

    And many skies have covered me,And many winds have blown me forth,And I have loved the green bright north, And I have loved the cold sweet sea.

    But what to me are north and south,And what the lure⁴ of many lands,Since you have leaned to catch my hands And lay a kiss upon my mouth.