Songs to the Dark Virgin + 

Would + 

That I were a jewel, + 

A shattered jewel, + 

That all my shining brilliants + 

Might fall at thy feet, + 

Thou dark one. + 

Would + 

That I were a garment, + 

A shimmering, silken garment, + 

That all my folds + 

Might wrap about thy body, + 

Absorb thy body, + 

Hold and hide thy body, + 

Thou dark one. + 

Would + 

That I were a flame, + 

But one sharp, leaping flame + 

To annihilate thy body, + 

Thou dark one. + 