The Ancient Elf

I AM the maker, The builder, the breaker, The eagle-winged helper, The speedy forsaker.

I am the lyre. The water, the fire. The tooth of oppression, The lips of desire.

The snare and the wing, The honey, the sting ; When you seek for me look For a different thing.

I, careless and gay, Never mean what I say, For my thoughts and my eyes Look the opposite way.