Llanelly Cottage
A light-capped sea, and a bird-bright shore— Whatever else was I looking for, With sun at my back, blue sky above me? A dark-haired girl by an open door.
A dark-haired girl in a scarlet dress, An invitation from loveliness: Will you touch me deep, will you share my sleep, Will you come, or keep me comfortless?
The sun at my back, blue sky above, But over that sill who would not move? For the light-capped sea and the bird-bright shore Said never a word against my love.
The scarlet dress came over her head, Her skin was as white as her silken bed: Whisper me softly, pleasure me deftly, Leave me not swiftly, she said, she said.
The sea, light-capped, and the shore, bird-bright, By day outdoors are a shining sight, But a scarlet dress, over chair or floor, Silk bed, and dark hair, are fine for night.