Illusion

I thought I saw a moonsprite

Drop swooning here below -

But when I stood beside its grave,

I found a flake of snow.

I thought I saw a star fall

To glisten and entice -

There, on a bare and shiv'ring branch,

I found a drop of ice.

I thought I saw Truth hidden

Deep in the sparkling sky -

But into mist it melted,

And vanished from my eye.