Whenever I am afraid

Whenever I fear that life may not wait

for my pen to finish collecting my vigorous thoughts.

Can't wait for the tall pile of books, in words that

like a rich barn, to put away the ripe grain.

Whenever I see on a starry night

The great cloudy signs of legendary tales.

And think, I may not live to see that day.

To paint its visions with the divine brush of chance.

Whenever I feel, O transient beauty!

I may never see you again.

I may never again see thee, nor revel in the carefree love

And its charms! --And so, on the shore of this vast

And so, on the shore of this vast world, I stood alone, contemplating

Until love and fame are lost in nothingness.