Poems (Young)/The Nuts of Knowledge

THE NUTS OF KNOWLEDGE.
You were a wind from the land of faeryWhen I was a reed in a pool,And all day long I dreamed as I swayedOf your coming soft and cool.
You were the star that heralds the dawnWhen I was a wave of the sea,And I loosed when I saw you my tresses so whiteAnd danced with a lightsome glee.
You were the golden apple that grewIn the apple-garth of Bride,When I was a child with a sorrowful heartAnd sought you with childish greed.
You are the rainbow glory that liesIn the treasure house of Fate,When I come at last to the garth of the godsAnd my soul holds open the gate.