My Heaven, My Hell

A touch, a kiss, a moment of bliss,
My Heaven I create, a castle of sand;
A swelling wave,a billowing wind,
Defenceless, my castle stands;
In terror, in dark, I cry, I hark,
My Hell I live, a burning land;
Outward for help, inward for strength,
Weal or woe, Fate's in my hand:
When Fear's in heart, it grips, I start,
Evils, and Ghosts, and Ogres,
My world and Thine, so long entwined,
My Heaven, My Hell, both smothered.

Who broke my wings

I lie on earth,
My broken wings, useless,
Refusing to obey my commands;
The endless blue above
Sings to my parched soul,
Lays of eternal freedom,
A promise of Honeyed Lands
Flowing with milk:
Alas! Alas! I cannot fly, I cannot fly!
"Who broke my wings?" I cry.