II + 

I dream of a Ledaean body, bent + 

Above a sinking fire, a tale that she + 

Told of a harsh reproof, or trivial event + 

That changed some childish day to tragedy⁠— + 

Told, and it seemed that our two natures blent + 

Into a sphere from youthful sympathy, + 

Or else, to alter Plato’s parable, + 

Into the yolk and white of the one shell. + 