LONG since, I lived beneath vast porticoes, By many ocean-sunsets tinged and fired, Where mighty pillars, in majestic

ro s, !eemed li"e basaltic caves hen day e#pired$ %he rolling surge that mirrored all the s"ies &ingled its music, turbulent and rich, !olemn and mystic, ith the colours hich %he setting sun reflected in my eyes$ 'nd there I lived amid voluptuous calms, In splendours of blue s"y and andering ave, %ended by many a na"ed, perfumed slave, Who fanned my languid bro ith aving palms$ %hey ere my slaves--the only care they had %o "no hat secret grief had made me sad$