Poetry of Eli Siegel
Ditty Arising from a Perusal of Henry James’ Works
Inasmuch as a gentleman is not aware,
As it were;
So a young lady feels that he does not care,
As it were.
And so love is untrue,
Hitherto, hitherto.
And incomplete love goes on forever,
As it were, as it were.
From The Right of Aesthetic Realism to Be Known #728 (Aesthetic Realism Foundation)
© 1953, 1987 by Eli Siegel