As one by the side of a pool 
who idles at ease 
to dabble his feet in the shallows 
discovers the cool 
green-wavering surfaces rising 
in sudden seas, 
so am I caught by surprise and 
immersed in these 
your delicate ankles arched, 
your delicate knees, 
your face without passion, your hand 
without passion, even your eyes unshadowed, 
unshadowed as level land 
unshadowed by trees!