when the morning white and rosy breaks,
with the gnawing ideal, upon the debauchee,
by the power of a strange decree,
within the sotted beast an angel wakes.
the mental heaven's inaccessible blue,
for wearied mortals that still dream and mourn,
expands and sinks; towards the chasm drawn.
thus, cherished goddess, being pure and true—
upon the rests of foolish orgy-nights
thine image, more sublime, more pink, more clear,
before my staring eyes is ever there.
the sun has darkened all the candle lights;
and thus thy spectre like the immortal sun,
is ever victorious—thou resplendent one!