Before the ice is in the pools—

Before the ice is in the pools —Before the skaters go,Or any cheek at nightfallIs tarnished by the snow —

Before the fields have finished,Before the Christmas tree,Wonder upon wonderWill arrive to me!

What we touch the hems ofOn a summer's day —What is only walkingJust a bridge away —

That which sings so — speaks so —When there's no one here —Will the frock I wept inAnswer me to wear?