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Midwinter

All night I dreamed of roses,

   Wild tangle by the sea,

And shadowy garden closes.

   Dream-led I met with thee.

Around thee swayed the roses,

   Beyond thee sang the sea;

The shadowy garden closes

   Were Paradise to me.

O Love, ’mid the dream-roses

   Abide to heal, to save!

The world that day discloses

   Narrows to one white grave.

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