She lingered by the marble stair
till it was full night
and the dew had soaked her stockings
quite through.
Waiting for what?
As it turned out,
only to sit at her window later
watching the moon go down.
She lingered by the marble stair
till it was full night
and the dew had soaked her stockings
quite through.
Waiting for what?
As it turned out,
only to sit at her window later
watching the moon go down.