Sheisunhappy,sleepy。Here,athousandhamletslaughbytheriver’sside。Ourskieslaugh;everythingishappy;everythinglives。FromthemonthofMay,whenourjoyoussummerarrives,forsixmonthstheheavensresoundwithmusic。Athousandnightingalessingallthenightthrough……Yourgrandoperaissilent,whileourconcertisinitsfulleststrain。”
Thepoemendswithaconfessiononthepartofthepoetofsundrypilferingscommittedbyhimselfinthesameplacewhenaboy——ofapple-treesbroken,hedgesforced,andvine-laddersscaled,windingupwiththewords:”Madame,youseeIturntowardsthepastwithoutablush;
willyou?WhatIhaverobbedIreturn,andreturnwithusury。
Ihavenodoortomyvineyard;onlytwothornsbaritsthreshold。
When,throughaholeIseethenosesofmarauders,insteadofarmingmyselfwithacane,Iturnandgoaway,sothattheymaycomeback。Hewhorobbedwhenhewasyoung,mayinhisoldageallowhimselftoberobbedtoo。”Amostamicablesentiment,suretobepopularamongsttherisinggenerationofAgen。