Song for "The Jacquerie" I

May the maiden,
   Violet-laden
Out of the violet sea,
   Comes and hovers
   Over lovers,
Over thee, Marie, and me,
   Over me and thee.

   Day the stately,
   Sunken lately
Into the violet sea,
   Backward hovers
   Over lovers,
Over thee, Marie, and me,
   Over me and thee.

   Night the holy,
   Sailing slowly
Over the violet sea,
   Stars uncovers
   Over lovers,
Stars for thee, Marie, and me,
   Stars for me and thee.

____ Macon, Georgia, 1868.