O'er The Wood's Brow

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O'er the wood's brow,
  Pale, the moon stares;
In every bough
  Wandering airs
Faintly suspire. . . .

O heart's-desire!

Two willow-trees
  Waver and weep,
One in the breeze,
  One in the deep
Glass of the stream. . . .

Dream we our dream!

An infinite
  Resignedness
Rains where the white
  Mists opalesce
In the moon-shower. . . .

Stay, perfect hour!

© Paul Verlaine