Caged Birds

There are yellow birds within the cage; Beside its gilded bars there stand the women Whom the Great Prince loves to honour. They wear silken robes and jewels in their hair, And live in a pretty pink and yellow house. But the women look not at the captive singing-birds, Nor listen to their song, Their eyes follow the flight of two white-breasted doves, Winging their way towards the wind-torn clouds.