Virgins
I have had but one fear in my life --
When I was young I feared virgins;
But I do not any more...
By contact with them I learn that each is a centre,
And has a period of brightness,
And stands epitome in that brief space
Of the Universe!
Ah, the ephemeral eternal!
In virgins' eyes I would live reflected as in a globe,
And know myself purer than crystal.