The Bather

The red-tongued bird
Sings gaily, gaily sings
In between the thickets
And the river and the trees.

Flitting, she follows him
The red-tongued bird
Her skirts held high
Her ankles parting ferns
Her feet in water, hands of green.

And the stag stops to stare
As she parts the reeds
And sees him there, gently sees him there
Swimming in the water clear
Swimming in the water clear

The sunlight figuring his skin
His flowing hair.
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