To whom I owe the leaping delight

That quickens my senses in our wakingtime

And the rhythm that governs the repose of our sleepingtime

The breathing in unison

Of lovers whose bodies smell of each other

Who think the same thoughts without need of speech

And babble the same speech without need of meaning

no peevish winter shall chill

No sullen tropic sun shall wither

The roses in the rose-garden which is our and ours only

But this dedication is for others to read:

these are private words addressed to you in public

Alandra