I + 

Le Jardin + 

The lily’s withered chalice falls + 

Around its rod of dusty gold, + 

And from the beech-trees on the wold + 

The last wood-pigeon coos and calls. + 

The gaudy leonine sunflower + 

Hangs black and barren on its stalk, + 

And down the windy garden walk + 

The dead leaves scatter⁠—hour by hour. + 

Pale privet-petals white as milk + 

Are blown into a snowy mass: + 

The roses lie upon the grass + 

Like little shreds of crimson silk. + 