I was caged to a dream –
And only vague forms went by;
And the clamor was the sigh
Of the sea at the end of a stream

The clangor of cars in the street,
Darkness and mists overhead,
And out of the lights that spread
The crowds that part and meet

As the fizz of a wave will mark
The night with a shining track,
A lady’s pale face turned back
Crossing the street in the dark

It was only a second’s glance,
But my soul leaped out to her:
I felt my wobbled memories stir
The dreams of an ancient trance