70 
AD LUCIUM 
 
That shall tingle and thrill through and through thee 
As the draught of the flame of a wine ; 
I will drink of the fount of our pleasure 
Licking round and about and above 
Till its streams pour me out their full measure, 
O Lucius, love ! 
 
Thou shalt clasp me and clamber above me 
And press me with eager desire, 
Thou shalt kiss me and clip me and love me 
With a love beyond infinite fire, 
Thou shalt pierce to the portals of passion 
And satiate thy longing and lust 
In the fearless Athenian fashion, 
A rose amid dust. 
 
We will taste all delights and caresses 
And know all the secrets of joy, 
From the love-look that chastity blesses 
To the lusts that deceive and destroy ; 
We will live in the light of sweet glances, 
By day and by night we will move 
To the music of manifold dances, 
O Lucius, love !