Drowned

The waves of love roar

and foam around my heart;

Two deep eyes drew

me powerfully downward.

I was lured by the chatter of the water sprites

and their wondrous, lovely tales,

as if the earth were dark

and the depths were lit from beneath!

As if the blissful far-off thing

down there were appealingly near,

As if I could grasp the stars of the sky

down there in the blue sea.

Now the waves roar and foam

and gradually cover me up;

In the rainbow glistens

the world from far-away.