And You, Helen
AND you, Helen, what should I give you?So many things I would give youHad I an infinite great storeOffered me and I stood beforeTo choose. I would give you youth,All kinds of loveliness and truth,A clear eye as good as mine,Lands, waters, flowers, wine,As many children as your heartMight wish for, a far better artThan mine can be, all you have lostUpon the travelling waters tossed,Or given to me. If I could chooseFreely in that great treasure-houseAnything from any shelf,I would give you back yourself,And power to discriminateWhat you want and want it not too late,Many fair days free from careAnd heart to enjoy both foul and fair,And myself, too, if I could findWhere it lay hidden and it proved kind.
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