Ebony

Jeannette Marks

On watching a beautiful black arm opening a Venetian Lan-
                             tern at Fleur de Lys

     Ebony, Ebony,
       Dreaming of a rose-
     Flame in the flower-heart,
       Dusk in repose;

     Jeweled eyes glistening,
       Dew on the leaf:
     Sweet to Africa
       Is the thought of her grief.