A solemn thing－it was－I said－1
A woman－white－to be－
And wear－if God should count me fit－
Her blameless mystery－
A hallowed thing－to drop a life 5
Into the purple well－
Too plummetless－that it return－
Eternity－until－
I pondered how the bliss would look－9
And would it feel as big－
When I could take it in my hand－
As hovering－seen－through fog－
And then－the size of this "small" life－13
The Sages－call it small－
Swelled－like Horizons－in my vest－
And I sneered－softly－"small"!
A woman－white－to be－
And wear－if God should count me fit－
Her blameless mystery－
A hallowed thing－to drop a life 5
Into the purple well－
Too plummetless－that it return－
Eternity－until－
I pondered how the bliss would look－9
And would it feel as big－
When I could take it in my hand－
As hovering－seen－through fog－
And then－the size of this "small" life－13
The Sages－call it small－
Swelled－like Horizons－in my vest－
And I sneered－softly－"small"!
(F.307/J.271)
[1] solemn:: grave, gloomy, dark.
[2] white:: doing nothing; not to involve in writing.
[4] blameless mystery:: to become an author.
[5] life:: a career in writing.
[11] take it:: to take her book in the hand.
[12] hovering, fog:: to riddle the book's content.
[13] small:: small in book's size.
[14] small:: trifle in content.
[15] in my breast:: the content swelled with her affection and passion.
[16] small:: short of view (the sages).