where once was dark and lifeless
now with vines is overgrown
what once was aged and hopeless
now verdant truth is known
the empty fields lie silent
to keen for vanquished kin
the teeming forests vibrant
in beauty, health and sin
she lies in sleep so peaceful
she dreams the dreams of youth
her face needs but one answer
her heart needs but one proof
the whitened sheets unblemished
invite specific lust
virginal hopes are famished
for courage bound in trust
but years she is from knowing
what girls are bound to learn
and years she is from showing
lust in her own sweet turn
it's spring and sun will chase
the deer from shade and hollow
each rose to turn her face
to light, and she will follow.